2006-10-04 09:12:36 · 7 answers · asked by Take it from Toby 7 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
It is thought that the nut in doughnut comes from the resemblance of the original doughnut to the kind of nut that grows on trees. The original doughnut didn't have a hole in its middle: think of the shape of a solid jam doughnut. Doughnut middles are probably closer in appearance to the original doughnuts. The word nut doesn't come from its resemblance to the nuts in nuts and bolts, or its resemblance to the numeral 0 (nought).
2006-10-04 09:16:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I heard it's because they were originally like what we now call doughnut "holes", which are more in the shape of a nut. The rings of dough came later on for ease of handling. Sounds logical to me, but I have no proof. Perhaps it's because you'd go "nuts" for one after you tried it!?
2006-10-04 16:23:58 · answer #2 · answered by woodwinman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi, Aviator. I'm not sure if it's true or not, but my grandma said, a long time ago, that it's because they originally made only two kinds. One plain, & the other nutty. They branched out after that and got into all kinds of specialty confections.
Like I said...I don't know if that's right, but that's what granny said. Then again, she could spin a good yarn too. I suspect that anyone who grew up with horse & buggy, moved into the auto era, and then flight and space, might have a ton of trivia packed into their mind.
2006-10-04 16:18:42 · answer #3 · answered by Shadow 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a nut is round, a nut which is referring to a Lug Nut...duh everyone knows that
2006-10-04 16:15:43 · answer #4 · answered by Hazel-Iris 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was once told it came from the word not or nought or the numeral 0. If there was 'not' a middle' they cook much faster and evenly.
2006-10-04 16:31:48 · answer #5 · answered by Elizabethfrny 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they originally fried them in nut oil
2006-10-04 16:18:47 · answer #6 · answered by ashley f 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow....that is a really good question...I have no clue....
2006-10-04 16:17:03 · answer #7 · answered by Chrissy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋