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Released 4 June 2009
Friday June 5 is National Donut Day and it all
started in Chicago
The idea for Donut Day began on the battlefields of France
during World War I when Salvation Army workers served coffee and doughnuts to
soldiers in the trenches. Rations were poor so the doughnut idea was conceived
as a means of bringing the soldiers cheer. Donuts were not the reason
Salvation Army workers were in the fighting zones of France. Those men and
women were there primarily to give spiritual aid and comfort to the American
soldier and his allies. They were there to be a link with home and family.
Your involvement is crucial! You are the one that can help
the hungry have a warm nutritious meal; all you have to do is be willing to
give through a donation or by volunteering.
Go to http://www.salarmychica
go.org/events/donutDay.htm for the official Metropolitan Chicago Salvation
Army's take on Donut day, and all the events they have planned.
Famous Salvation Army Doughboy Donut:
- 7½ cups sugar
- ¾ cup lard
- 8 eggs
- 3 large cans evaporated milk
- 3 large cans water
- 18 cups flour
- 18 teaspoons baking powder
- 7½ teaspoons salt
- 8 teaspoons nutmeg
Cream sugar and lard together, beat eggs, add evaporated
milk and water. Add liquid to creamed mixture. Mix flour, baking powder, salt
and nutmeg in large sieve and sift into other mixture. Add enough flour to make
stiff dough. Roll and cut. Five pounds of lard are required to fry the
doughnuts.
Yield: approximately 250 donuts
Free Donuts on National Donut Day:
Several well-known establishments join in on the annual
event by offering free donuts. While we are eating our free donuts this June
5th, let's remember those brave women who helped make a soldier's life a bit
sweeter.
Krispy Kreme Donuts -
Visit a participating Krispy Kreme
store to get a free donut. One offer per customer. To find a store near you,
visit the online locator.
Dunkin' Donuts -
Participating stores will be giving away a
free donut of your choice with the purchase of any beverage, while supplies
last. The winner of the first “Create Dunkin's Next Donut” contest
will be
announced. A whopping 130,000 donut creations were submitted. The grand prize
winner will receive a $12,000 cash prize and the winning donut will be served
across the USA.
LaMar's
Donuts - Participating stores will be giving a
complimentary Ray's Original Glazed donut to customers in honor of the founder,
Ray Lamar. No purchase necessary.
Happy National Donut Day!