National Doughnut Day = June 4, 2010
Well folks, I’m not usually one to take note of all the random “National Days of Such and Such”, but this one caught my eye. Tomorrow is National Doughnut Day, and being from Winston-Salem, NC ~ the birthplace and hometown of Krispy Kreme, this makes it kind of a big deal. Being born and raised here has obviously skewed my opinion of what a good doughnut is, but once you’ve had a Krispy Kreme original HOT GLAZED wheel of melty, sweet yumminess – you’ll know it’s like no other doughnut made anywhere else!
We grew up going to Krispy Kreme sometimes on a Sunday morning after church…or getting Krispy Kremes as a special treat at a Girl Scout meeting, slumber party or after a swim meet. It was always extra awesome if the red, round neon sign was on:
Then you raced over to get in line for your hot, fresh dozen! It was most definitely not an every week thing, not even every month, but the memories I have from childhood of the very first Krispy Kreme on Stratford Road, mere minutes from home, make me smile (and drool) every time.
If you haven’t had a Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut, my friends – you are in for a treat! Unlike other doughnut chains, whose treats are pretty tasty I’ll admit, these babies I’m in love with are far from cake-like. If I want pound cake, I’ll go to a bakery and get some pound cake. If I want a doughnut, I’ll go to Krispy Kreme, thank you. They are so light, so fluffy, you can fit a whole one in your mouth at once and go through four before you’ve realized it….and licking the sugary frosting off your lips and fingers after every few bites ~ ohhhhh the ecstasy!
The original building is gone, but the newer modern design stands just meters from the sacred location of the first temple of hole-y deliciousness. The happy green and white boxes are the same, the way the employees scoop out the hot doughnuts with a straw to fill the boxes as they come off the production line…all the same…There are fun holiday doughnut designs and flavors at different times of year now, the pumpkin spice Halloween design I can highly recommend, and if you are a sprinkle fiend then the Valentine’s heart is the one for you. Shamrocks, Easter eggs, footballs….you name it!
So, tomorrow, get thee to your nearest doughnut shop and see if they are doing giveaways like the southeast’s pride & joy is. You won’t leave with 1 or 2. Hell, you won’t get away with a half dozen because for $0.78 more you can get a whole dang dozen! So do like we do ~ stop by a friend’s house to share & split the calorie load.
And remember: the calories from the ones you eat in the car before you even leave the parking lot don’t count!
Yum yum Y’all!
