BackNational Donut Day: History, significance
National Donut Day is observed every year on the first Friday of June
PremiumNational Donut Day is observed every year on the first Friday of June in the US. This year it falls on 2 June.
National Donut Day was established in 1938 in Chicago as a means to honour the Salvation Army members who assisted soldiers during the First World War.
During the World War I, a group of volunteers were sent to the frontlines to provide soldiers with comforting refreshments. They quickly discovered that donuts were an efficient way to provide sustenance while navigating the challenges of cookery in extremely perilous circumstances.
The day honours these volunteers known as “donut lassies".
On this day, many food stores, including Dunkin’ Donuts and Krispy Kreme give donuts for free.
People can visit their preferred donut establishment and savour them.
To celebrate the National Donut Day, people share donuts with coworkers, neighboursand business clients.
Doughnuts came into existence much before the World War I. The Dutch would make “olykoek", which translates to oily cake. The first Dutch donuts didn’t have a hole. They were fried in hot oil and the dough was sweet.
In 1920, a Russian named Adolph Levitt living in New York, invented a doughnut machine to make them easily.
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