Author

Publication

2006-05-18 - Putnam Adult

Language

English

Word Count

48,000 words, Guess

Page Count

192 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100399153586
  • ISBN-139780399153587
  • OCLC Control Number62732866
  • Open LibraryOL7471036M

Description

"In Donuts, Edge walks us though the donut's inception as Dutch fare, the Salvation Army's wartime donuts, the invention of the donut machine, the 1950s donut-shop craze, the Krispy Kreme revolution, the appropriation by other ethnicities, and the fanatical chefs that take donuts to a new art form. Nothing encourages our sweet-tooth cravings like the donut. It is honest. It is satisfying. It is a national symbol that has survived the low carb-diet dogma and the death of the local donut shop, and it is making a comeback into the hearts of Americans." -- publisher website (October 2006).

First Sentence

Fried chicken and hamburgers and apple pie are American by evolution.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Donuts: An American PassionPutnam Adult2006-05-18

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