{"id":472,"date":"2025-04-21T08:22:31","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T13:22:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hurtsdonut.ssvps.net\/?p=472"},"modified":"2025-04-22T09:17:13","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T14:17:13","slug":"its-national-donut-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wannahurts.com\/its-national-donut-day\/","title":{"rendered":"June 6th, 2025 Is National Donut Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>\u201cGef\u00fcllte Krapfen, Olykoeks, Donuts\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>No one really knows who invented the donut\u2014or even when. One of its earliest ancestors may be the 15th-century German dessert\u00a0<strong>gef\u00fcllte krapfen<\/strong>, a fried-dough pastry made without sugar. Others point to Dutch settlers in early New York, whose\u00a0<strong>olykoeks<\/strong>\u00a0(\u201coily cakes\u201d) resembled modern donuts but were often square instead of round. For centuries, the donut drifted quietly through history, appearing in forms like bread twists, small fried dough balls, or simple cakes.<\/p>\n<p>The donut\u2019s iconic hole, however, reportedly didn\u2019t appear until the 19th century. Legend has it that American sailor\u00a0<strong>Hanson Gregory<\/strong>, frustrated by undercooked centers in his donut cakes, used a tin pepper box to punch out the middle while aboard a steamship in 1847\u2014giving birth to the ring-shaped donut we know and love.<\/p>\n<p>Whether donuts began as a German goodie, a Dutch treat, or an American innovation, they remained a relatively humble dessert\u2014until\u00a0<strong>World War I<\/strong>. When the U.S. entered the war, the\u00a0<strong>Salvation Army<\/strong>\u00a0began setting up \u201chuts\u201d near Army training centers to serve baked goods, offer writing supplies, and care for servicemen. When baking proved difficult in war-torn France, two volunteers had the brilliant idea to fry donuts instead. They were an instant hit. This success earned the women who served them the affectionate title of\u00a0<strong>\u201cDonut Girls,\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0or the even more charming\u00a0<strong>\u201cDonut Dollies.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In 1938, the\u00a0<strong>Salvation Army of Chicago<\/strong>\u00a0revived the image of the Donut Girls during a fundraiser to support those affected by the Great Depression. That fundraiser laid the foundation for what we now know as\u00a0<strong>National Donut Day<\/strong>\u2014originally created not to celebrate donuts themselves, but to honor the brave women who served them to soldiers during WWI.<\/p>\n<p>The tradition continued through\u00a0<strong>World War II<\/strong>, with Salvation Army and Red Cross volunteers once again delivering donuts to troops overseas.<\/p>\n<p>And while\u00a0<strong>National Donut Day<\/strong>\u00a0may have evolved into a celebration of glaze, frosting, sprinkles, and sugar rushes, we at\u00a0<strong>Hurts Donut<\/strong>\u00a0remember where this tradition began.<\/p>\n<p>So this year, on\u00a0<strong>Friday, June 6, 2025<\/strong>, as you enjoy your favorite flavor, take a moment to remember the courage and compassion of the Donut Dollies. \ud83c\udf69<\/p>\n<p>From all of us at Hurts Donut\u2014thank you to the heroes who brought a taste of home to those far from it.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cGef\u00fcllte Krapfen, Olykoeks, Donuts\u201d No one really knows who invented the donut\u2014or even when. One of its earliest ancestors may be the 15th-century German dessert\u00a0gef\u00fcllte krapfen, a fried-dough pastry made without sugar. Others point to Dutch settlers in early New York, whose\u00a0olykoeks\u00a0(\u201coily cakes\u201d) resembled modern donuts but were often square instead of round. 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