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| That “nice people don't dunk,” a lamentable landmark in the evolution of etiquette, has deprived incurable addicts of one of their greatest pleasures. No longer, however, will they be obliged to suffer such valiant self-repression. Thanks to the invention of a ready-dunked donut, they may now indulge to their heart's content and still maintain social face. Photo source, Pinterest |
'Custom-Dunked Sinker' Yields Thrill Without the Risk of Raised Eyebrows
The dictum that “nice people don't dunk,” a lamentable landmark in the evolution of etiquette, has deprived incurable addicts of one of their greatest pleasures. No longer, however, will they be obliged to suffer such valiant self-repression. Thanks to the invention of a ready-dunked donut, they may now indulge to their heart's content and still maintain social face.
This admiral device is attributed to the former chef of a famed restaurant in Hollywood, California. A man of sensitivity and insight, he perceived that the movie land élite, dining there in elegant conspicuousness, didn't dare dunk. His sympathy produced the ingenious circumvention of etiquette. The new donut is made by rolling the plane or garden variety in a mixture of coffee flavored sugar. The result is said to be every wit as satisfactory as the hand dipped species, and not nearly so prejudicial to one's prestige or the ones dry cleaning bill. These custom dunked donuts are being sold in many grocery and delicatessen stores about the city for 15 cents a dozen.
Still another revolutionary wrinkle has recently been added to the prosaic donut, which is to appear in training camp canteens, under the auspices of the Salvation Army, with a star-shape center, instead of the traditional circle. This patriotic pastry, great-grandchild of the round-holed kind, cut out with a baking powder tin and first served to doughboys back in 1917, will appear by the thousands this summer to be devoured by Uncle Sam's nephews. And the soldiers, it must be admitted, are taught to dunk!— New York Times May 7, 1941
This admiral device is attributed to the former chef of a famed restaurant in Hollywood, California. A man of sensitivity and insight, he perceived that the movie land élite, dining there in elegant conspicuousness, didn't dare dunk. His sympathy produced the ingenious circumvention of etiquette. The new donut is made by rolling the plane or garden variety in a mixture of coffee flavored sugar. The result is said to be every wit as satisfactory as the hand dipped species, and not nearly so prejudicial to one's prestige or the ones dry cleaning bill. These custom dunked donuts are being sold in many grocery and delicatessen stores about the city for 15 cents a dozen.
Still another revolutionary wrinkle has recently been added to the prosaic donut, which is to appear in training camp canteens, under the auspices of the Salvation Army, with a star-shape center, instead of the traditional circle. This patriotic pastry, great-grandchild of the round-holed kind, cut out with a baking powder tin and first served to doughboys back in 1917, will appear by the thousands this summer to be devoured by Uncle Sam's nephews. And the soldiers, it must be admitted, are taught to dunk!— New York Times May 7, 1941
Etiquette Enthusiast, Maura J Graber, is the Site Editor for the Etiquipedia© Etiquette Encyclopedia
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