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Informative Essay About Fried Doughnuts

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Josh Dean
Period 8
Mr. Chigbrow
October 29 2014
The History of the Fried Doughnut
Mmmm…The delicious satisfaction of biting through that glazed shell into the soft, doughy center of your freshly fried doughnut ring. You finish it, but want more, craving that delicious taste. You look back at the vast, rainbow selection of doughnuts and wish there was another on your plate. Do you ever wonder where these wonderful fried pastries came from? Or when they were first crafted? Today I will tell you, my dear reader, the facts about the fried doughnut.

One of the most pondered ideas of the fried doughnut is their history. The exact origin of these beautiful creations is a relatively unknown topic, although historians have figured it down to a certain …show more content…

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