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National Doughnut DayNational Doughnut Day is a day of appreciation of Salvation Army volunteers who distributed doughnuts to servicemen during the first world war. Doughnuts are fried circular pieces of dough that are usually topped with sugar syrups, chocolate, nuts and other flavorings. thereisadayforthat.com
- Celebrated on the first Friday in June and November 5
- Turns out they're both valid holidays honoring the sweet treat. While both are official National Donut Days, many people consider the June date to be the original.
- The more traditional spelling is doughnut. However, both doughnut and donut are pervasive in American English.
Did you know
In the Second World War, Red Cross Volunteers also distributed doughnuts, and it became routine to refer to the Red Cross girls as Doughnut Dollies.
Types of donuts
Decadent donut toppings
Source: thereisadayforthat.com, thedonutwhole.com, themerrythought.com, wikipedia.org, mashed.com, nationaldaycalendar.com
