First Things First: Kay May Donuts

I grew up with the names Dunkin Donut, Krispy Kreme, and Amy Joy.   These are chains with a consistently good product.  A step up from donuts shops is the bakery where you also find assorted cookies, cakes, and pies.  Kay May is a donut shop.  These are the best I've ever tasted.  Fresh daily of course, creamy, buttery yes but there has got to be a secret ingredient.  Can't be crack, I haven't lost any weight.  You can smell and taste the dif between others and these melt in your mouth bet ya can't each just one, donuts.

Donuts have two holidays. Pretty badass don't ya think?  

The history of June’s National Doughnut Day can be traced to World War I. The Salvation Army sent young women known as “doughnut lassies” or “doughnut dollies” to the battlefields of France to provide coffee and doughnuts to troops and boost morale.What had previously been a European treat became heavily associated with the returning American soldiers, who earned the nickname “dough boys.” The Salvation Army dispatched over 250 women there, who found that battle-tested helmets were perfect for frying up to seven doughnuts at a time.

Colloquially, it was called the shrapnel helmet, battle bowler, Tommy helmet, tin hat, and in the United States the doughboy helmet. It was also known as the dishpan hat, tin pan hat, and washbasin hat. wikipedia.

In 1938, the Salvation Army decided to honor these proclaimed “doughnut lassies” by recognizing 1st Friday in June an annual pastry holiday that could also raise awareness (and money) for their charitable efforts. National Doughnut Day was born.

The 2nd National Doughnut day, November 5th was started by a retail outlet?  Though not as popular it precedes the June date.

A Humble Cambodian Refugee Became America's 'Donut King' And This Is His Life.

Walk into a donut shop in the greater Los Angeles area, and there's a good chance it's run by a Cambodian family. This is just one of the legacies of Ted Ngoy, aka the "Donut King." A refugee who fled the Khmer Rouge's takeover in 1975, Ngoy has since gone from penniless to wealthy — not once, but on three separate occasions. Each time, however, he left behind a lasting impact that's bettered Cambodian lives in some way. FOODBEAST Constantine Spyrou