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Booklist - 03/15/2016 Filling an important hole in history, this picture-book biography on Hanson Crockett Gregory tells the story of the doughnut’s invention. In 1847, 16-year-old Gregory was working in the kitchen of a ship called the Ivanhoe, where breakfast usually consisted of small cakes of fried dough. These gained the unfortunate nickname of “sinkers” from the crew, as their centers were often undercooked and heavy with grease. One morning, Gregory had the idea to cut out the cakes’ middles with the lid of a pepper can, so the dough would cook all the way through when fried. And like that, the hole in the doughnut was born. Mimicking the pastry’s iconic shape, the watercolor and cut-paper illustrations exist as a round object on the right-side page, while the rectangular background from which it was cut frames the text on the left side. Miller’s decision to quickly describe Gregory’s maritime career before backpedaling to the doughnut is a tad confusing, but the account remains entertaining. Doughnut legends and an author’s note round out this tasty bit of history. - Copyright 2016 Booklist.

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