Post by Rhonda on Aug 13, 2007 4:23:07 GMT -5
+---------------- Bizarre Doughnut Facts ------------------+
Doughnuts originated in 16th-century Holland. They were
Cooked in oil, and were so greasy that the Dutch called
Them olykoeks, or "oily cakes."
The Pilgrims, who'd lived in Holland, bought the cakes with
Them when they came to America. Their version: a round
Doughy ball about the size of a nut - a doughnut.
The origin of the hole in the doughnut: Captain Hanson
Gregory, a 19th-century Maine sea captain, was eating a
Doughnut while sailing through a storm. Suddenly the ship
Rocked violently and threw him against the ship's wheel -
Impaling his cake on one of its spokes. Seeing how well
The spoke held his cake, Gregory began ordering all of
His cakes with holes in them.
Doughnuts were popularized in the U.S. After the Salvation
Army fed doughnuts - cooked in garbage pails and served on
Bayonets - to troops during World War I. Soldiers got so
Hooked on them that they were called "doughboys."
The French have a doughnut they call pet de nonne, or
"Nun's Fart." According to legend, a nun living in the
Abbey of Marmoutier was preparing food when she farted,
And the other nuns laughed at her. She was so embarrassed
That she dropped the sthingyful of dough she was holding
Into a pot of boiling water - accidentally making a
Doughnut.
Doughnut-dunking was first popularized at the Roseland Ball-
Room in the '20s, when actress Mae Murray slipped and
Accidentally thrust a doughnut into a cup of coffee.
Doughnuts originated in 16th-century Holland. They were
Cooked in oil, and were so greasy that the Dutch called
Them olykoeks, or "oily cakes."
The Pilgrims, who'd lived in Holland, bought the cakes with
Them when they came to America. Their version: a round
Doughy ball about the size of a nut - a doughnut.
The origin of the hole in the doughnut: Captain Hanson
Gregory, a 19th-century Maine sea captain, was eating a
Doughnut while sailing through a storm. Suddenly the ship
Rocked violently and threw him against the ship's wheel -
Impaling his cake on one of its spokes. Seeing how well
The spoke held his cake, Gregory began ordering all of
His cakes with holes in them.
Doughnuts were popularized in the U.S. After the Salvation
Army fed doughnuts - cooked in garbage pails and served on
Bayonets - to troops during World War I. Soldiers got so
Hooked on them that they were called "doughboys."
The French have a doughnut they call pet de nonne, or
"Nun's Fart." According to legend, a nun living in the
Abbey of Marmoutier was preparing food when she farted,
And the other nuns laughed at her. She was so embarrassed
That she dropped the sthingyful of dough she was holding
Into a pot of boiling water - accidentally making a
Doughnut.
Doughnut-dunking was first popularized at the Roseland Ball-
Room in the '20s, when actress Mae Murray slipped and
Accidentally thrust a doughnut into a cup of coffee.