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National Donut Day - a Thursday Prompt
Happy National Donut Day! There is a good amount of history in this one.
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*laughs and slides a chocolate covered cake donut over... I do suspect that the donuts back then were more like carnival 'elephant ears'; just simple fried dough. The article I read said the girls were operating with no eggs and little flour, so I'm guessing sugar was missing as well.
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Both educational and entertaining! Thanks for this. Ol' wuff didn't know the origin of Doughnut (not Dougnut) day. Very fitting!
Somewhat related: Wuff came from a family of 5 kids and we didn't often 'splurge' on goodies. Mom kept us well fed, but had to look for ways to cut costs. One of those was shopping at the local "day old" outlets. She would buy the older glazed or cake doughnuts and the fry them in butter for a morning treat, sprinkled with a little white sugar or maple syrup.
As kids, we never realized that these were "second hand" goods because they were so tasty when buttery, warm, and tender from the fry-pan! They were still a special event, because even as "day old" stuff, they weren't on the necessities list. But we loved them as treats whenever they'd show up!
Wuffy hasn't fried up a day-old donut in ever-so-long. But with the memory freshened (does this fit with the prompt? *grin* ), Vrghr may need to do this again soon!
Cheers!
Somewhat related: Wuff came from a family of 5 kids and we didn't often 'splurge' on goodies. Mom kept us well fed, but had to look for ways to cut costs. One of those was shopping at the local "day old" outlets. She would buy the older glazed or cake doughnuts and the fry them in butter for a morning treat, sprinkled with a little white sugar or maple syrup.
As kids, we never realized that these were "second hand" goods because they were so tasty when buttery, warm, and tender from the fry-pan! They were still a special event, because even as "day old" stuff, they weren't on the necessities list. But we loved them as treats whenever they'd show up!
Wuffy hasn't fried up a day-old donut in ever-so-long. But with the memory freshened (does this fit with the prompt? *grin* ), Vrghr may need to do this again soon!
Cheers!
I love your history lessons Vix! You always manage to find information on something I never knew about, and make it super interesting as well.
I had a great great uncle who went to WW1, when he came back his girlfriend at the time had married, and he never dated again (died at the age of 98! He used to give me candy, that's all I remember lol). My grandfather on my moms side was in the Air foce but not a pilot, so not totally sure what he did.
On my fathers side my grandmother served in Germany during WWII in the woman's army corps. I have some big fancy coin they gave her somewhere, but for the life of me I can't find it.
I had a great great uncle who went to WW1, when he came back his girlfriend at the time had married, and he never dated again (died at the age of 98! He used to give me candy, that's all I remember lol). My grandfather on my moms side was in the Air foce but not a pilot, so not totally sure what he did.
On my fathers side my grandmother served in Germany during WWII in the woman's army corps. I have some big fancy coin they gave her somewhere, but for the life of me I can't find it.
Maybe maintenance? Keeping 'em flying. Not much good being a pilot without a plane to fly that's in proper running order.
And speaking of unsung heroes, Look up Dame Vera Lynn's "The Thing-Ummy-Bob" A small tribute to all the women who took up tools during the war to make the bits that made the planes.
And speaking of unsung heroes, Look up Dame Vera Lynn's "The Thing-Ummy-Bob" A small tribute to all the women who took up tools during the war to make the bits that made the planes.
My repartee might be a bit late, but, I, too, loved half price day old "staleiys" as well.
Day old donuts dunked in coffee is a treat I learned about from my dad.
My dad was a Depression kid and day old (and older) was the only baked goods they could afford. (The baker would pity the hungry children and give some of the rock hard bread ready to be made crumbs out of).
Milk was rare, unless he and his brothers could nick a pint, but there was always some coffee in the bottom of the percolator most times.
Day old donuts dunked in coffee is a treat I learned about from my dad.
My dad was a Depression kid and day old (and older) was the only baked goods they could afford. (The baker would pity the hungry children and give some of the rock hard bread ready to be made crumbs out of).
Milk was rare, unless he and his brothers could nick a pint, but there was always some coffee in the bottom of the percolator most times.
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