No one quite knows who first thought of using boiling oil to cook pastry, but one story traces it all back to a cow in colonial times, which apparently kicked over a pot of oil onto a mixture of pastry. The most tasty animal mistake in history.
Top 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Doughnuts
It's National Doughnut Day - truly one of the nation's finest holidays. But how much do you actually know about the poignant, patriotic history of our favorite fried food product?