The Hole Story of the Doughnut
by Pat Miller (Author) and Vincent X. Kirsch (Illustrator)
Booktalk: In 1843, fourteen-year-old Hanson Gregory left his family home in Rockport, Maine, and set sail as a cabin boy on the schooner Achorn, looking for high-stakes adventure on the high seas. Little did he know that a boatload of hungry sailors, coupled with his knack for creative problem-solving, would yield one of the world’s most prized and beloved pastries.
Snippet: Their raw centers, heavy with grease, made them drop like cannonballs in the stomach. Sailors called them SINKERS.
As Hanson shaped another batch, he was struck by an idea. He took the round lid off a pepper can and cut perfect holes in the center of each sinker.
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