Once they harpooned a whale, the crew needed to make quick work of stripping the blubber and melting it down into oil in gigantic cauldrons, called trypots, on the deck of the ship. To keep them motivated, captains would reward their crew for every 1, barrels they produced with a big batch of doughnuts fried in—you guessed it—hot whale oil, which is said to smell very fishy.
The crew gobbled them up, regardless. Krondl points out that in the s, the National Dunking Association was established by the Doughnut Corporation of America to increase consumption and promote the idea of dunking doughnuts in your beverage of choice, such as coffee , tea, or milk. If market trends are any indication, the doughnut craze is far from over.
This month, KFC is rolling out its un holy fried chicken donut sandwich nationwide. Who knows what the next innovation will be? And as for the history of the doughnut, its true origin may never be determined. Sign up for our newsletter to receive the latest tips, tricks, recipes and more, sent twice a week. By signing up, you agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy.
Many people attribute Hanson Gregory, an American sea captain, with the invention of the ring-shaped fried pastry in while aboard a lime-trading ship. He was only 16 years old at the time. In any case, her pastries could be stored easily on long voyages. She supposedly put nuts, usually walnuts or hazelnuts, in the center of her fried dough balls where they would often not cook completely.
Hence, dough-nuts. They were sweet dough balls fried in pork fat, typically with apples, prunes or raisins in the middle where the dough would not cook fully.
Petrified fried ring-shaped cakes have reportedly been found by archaeologists at Native American dig sites in the southwestern United States.
We wonder who would leave a doughnut uneaten? About of these vehicles were at the Invasion of Normandy in Nearly 10 years later, in , Dawn patented a machine that automatically turns donuts over to ice both sides and produces 1, dozen iced donuts per hour using the new machine in conjunction with Dawn fryers and conveyor systems.
Krispy Kreme stores, a Southern stronghold, spread north and west—in its sales climbed 20 percent. In the last years of the 20th century, 10 billion donuts were made yearly in the United States. In , Dawn Foods celebrates years in business and introduces its birthday cake donut. Learn more about the history of Dawn Foods. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. Argos AO. Privacy Policy Feedback.
Doughnuts are a British invention according to historians who have unearthed they were invented by the English upper classes Until recently the earliest known doughnut recipe dated from American Hanson Gregory claimed to have invented them aboard a ship Cookbook written in by English Baroness has a recipe for 'dow nuts' It describes rolled dough cut into 'nuts' and deep fried in 'hogs-lard' They are then covered with sugar and left by the fire to rise By Daniel Miller Published: GMT, 24 October Updated: GMT, 24 October e-mail 87 View comments.
Share this article Share. Technique: First melt the Butter over the fire in Milk; skim the Butter off. Mix the Sugar and Nutmeg with the Flour, making a hole in it at the Top. Strain the Eggs and Yeast mixed together through a Sieve into the Flour; then put the Butter skimmed off the Milk into it also, with as much of the Milk as necessary to make it into a paste.
Let it stand by the fire half an hour to rise, throwing a Cloth over it. Then roll it out thick or thin as you like, cutting it into nuts with a jagging Iron.
Throw them into some Hogs-lard almost boiling hot; if quite boiling they are likely to be black and if it does not near boil, they will be greasy. Stir them with a skimmer with holes. Take them out with it, put them in a Cullender but do not put the hot ones to the cold, or they will be heavy. The thinner the Paste is rolled, the lighter and more crisp it will be. A little Sugar should be first put to the yeast and a little Milk, and set it by the fire an hour to rise. Share or comment on this article: Doughnuts are a British invention according to historians who have unearthed they were invented by the English upper classes e-mail.
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