Something for your sweet tooth
Doughnuts anyone? And while you’re dunkin’ one in your morning coffee, you can contemplate how the hole came to be in the middle…because it wasn’t always that way.
The story of what might seem to be about a contemporary confection actually had ancient beginnings, but we’re just going to cut to the chase regarding who originally put the hole in an otherwise solid doughnut. From several possibilities, there are two consistent frontrunners. The first is Hanson Gregory, a sea captain in his youth, who was 85 years old when he claimed to have pierced doughnuts with his captain’s wheel to keep them “handy.” Funny thing, there’s another version of his story in the entertaining video link below.
Chief High Eagle of the Wampanoag Tribe tells a very different tale about a young Indian brave who was pursuing a settler. When the brave shot an arrow in his direction, it made a hole in the doughnut that the settler carried in his pocket.
Which story do you prefer? While the debate continues on, typically it’s Mr. Gregory who gets the nod. Before we let you finish your doughnut in peace, we’d like to mention that both spellings are accepted in the U.S.—doughnut and donut, and most importantly, we suggest keeping an eye on the doughnut…not the hole.