Krispy Kreme Doughnuts During The Great Depression

During the Great Depression, there was little to no food for soldiers. Krispy Kreme Doughnuts were invented in the 1930s and it was a smashing hit. Krispy Kreme Doughnuts to this day is still a smashing hit. On July 13, 1937, the first Krispy Kreme store opened for business in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The company’s success and quick rise to popularity were due both to the personal history of Vernon Rudolph, its owner, and the larger cultural history of doughnuts in America (and more specifically, the American South). There were very few doughnuts shops in the South prior to the 1930s, and doughnut recipes that found their way into Southern kitchens were often thought of as “Yankee treats,” coming from places like Pennsylvania. However, several Southern food traditions and preferences helped pave the way for successful doughnut
The Krispy Kreme donut burger is a big hit at fairs this year. The bacon cheeseburger that uses two Krispy Kreme donuts for buns has 1,500 calories. That is basically a whole day's worth of calories in one meal. This burger is definitely not going to make any healthy foods list. This junk food creation is said to have originated in Decatur, Georgia. According to the story, a bar owner ran out of buns one day and used two glazed Krispy Kreme donuts instead. This created what he called the "Luther Burger" after singer Luther Vandross. Since then, this creation has been featured by the southern cooking queen Paula Deen on her show. Paula calls the burger "stinking wonderful." Fair-goers are eating this sweet burger up. At this year's Massachusetts' Big E fair they have sold 1,000 of the Krispy Kreme burgers each day. The fair lasts for 17 days. At the Big E fair they call them the "Craz-E Burgers." This rage of Krispy Kreme burgers should help Krispy Kreme that has struggled in recent years with sales. With 1,500 calories the donut burger is sure to not help in the fight against