2007-10-14 03:00:23 · 6 answers · asked by flippers 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
According to Wikipedia (not my favorite source, but whatever) "American Hanson Crocket Gregory claimed to have invented the ring-shaped doughnut in 1847 aboard a lime-trading ship when he was only sixteen years old. Gregory was dissatisfied with the greasiness of doughnuts twisted into various shapes and with the raw center of regular doughnuts. He claimed to have punched a hole in the center of dough with the ship's tin pepper box and later taught the technique to his mother. Note that there is no independent verification of Gregory's claims".
2007-10-14 03:06:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I figured the hole in the centre was originally designed simply as a means to ensure thorough cooking. You may also be interested to know that the original spelling, which has all but disappeared from the planet, was doughnought, as in a nought (or naught) or 0 made of dough.
2007-10-14 08:48:26 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jay's comment about rawness in the center makes a lot of sense to me.
2007-10-14 07:30:08 · answer #3 · answered by picador 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sergeant York. He was target practicing and didn't have a bagel.
2007-10-14 05:38:08 · answer #4 · answered by lytnyngryder 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I never thought of that one!
2007-10-14 08:02:25 · answer #5 · answered by peanut44 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the way they are made like pretzels
2007-10-14 03:07:44 · answer #6 · answered by Michael M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋