why do they call them nuts. I dont understand.
2007-10-08 03:44:59 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
"Nut" means a circle. Like a nut that goes on a bolt.
Hence the doughnut as we know it:)
2007-10-08 03:53:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Early settlers in the US discovered fried cakes (fried dough/doughnuts) as a good staple food because it is easy to make & could last awhile. However, they could never get the middle to cook completely and some settlers would become ill after eating the uncooked center dough. So around 1847, Elizabeth Gregory made these fried dough cakes for her son & shipmates for long voyages, but she would place a hazel nut or walnut in the center where the dough does not cook all the way - hence doughnut.
most ppl wonder that , so there you go!
2007-10-08 10:59:52 · answer #2 · answered by wateronthered 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because its the equivalent of a bolt (nut) but in dough.... hints a doughnut, which are so super great. I havent had one in a year.
2007-10-08 12:38:43 · answer #3 · answered by Butter 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Back in the day it was almost the same size as a walnut and as we all know the walnut is a nut mabye this site will help you understand
2007-10-08 10:59:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What a fun question. I looked it up, and from what I gather, they orginally were just little balls of fried dough that looked like nuts (like walnuts and pecans, not the testicular variety).
2007-10-08 11:04:48 · answer #5 · answered by Karen D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they are round with a hole in the middle like a "nut" that goes on a "bolt"
Some places make the outside hex-shaped like a hexnut...
2007-10-08 11:02:50 · answer #6 · answered by Sophie B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well they're shaped like nuts and they're made of dough, hence doughnut.
2007-10-08 16:43:48 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just call them nuts.
2007-10-08 10:49:32 · answer #8 · answered by The worlds only straight veggie. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Testicular Variety. byahahhahahaha.
Perhaps they're called doughnuts because the pillsbury doughboy was castrated pre-commercials era and they did it via shot gun- leaving a void where the testicles should have been.
2007-10-08 11:23:15 · answer #9 · answered by Haley V 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-10-08 12:04:03 · answer #10 · answered by Sarrafzedehkhoee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋