Next Saturday, October 12th is Doughnut Day, here in Cleveland Heights, Ohio and I'm so exited I could just spit. Let me explain.
Are you familiar with the stories of Homer Price as written my Robert McCloskey in the 1940's and '50's? McCloskey is most famous for writing the book Make Way For Ducklings but he also wrote a number of other lighthearted, high-quality children's books. Homer Price and the accompanying book, Centerburg Tales, told the story of this preteen boy living in the fictional, small Ohio town of Centerburg and the humorous adventures that he got himself into. The books are still in print and remain quite popular for American children. I have both of them which my mother bought for me when I was the appropriate age. (Though I admit that I still read them every few years.) They're quite enjoyable.
One of the most famous stories tells the adventure of one Saturday evening...
Homer's Uncle Ulysses owned the town's coffee shop and while Ulysses was away at the movies, he put Homer in charge. Business was very slow but Homer decided to make a batch of doughnut batter for the "after movie crowd" and brand new automatic doughnut maker. Just as he was getting ready to prepare, Centerburg's wealthiest lady walked in, saw what Homer was up to and announced that she knew the world's best doughnut recipe. She proceeded to make way, way, way too much batter. But she poured it all in to the doughnut maker anyhow. The machine proceeded to get stuck in the ON position and the next thing they knew there were hundreds and hundreds of fresh, hot donuts. The rest of this story tells how they got rid of the doughnuts and how they found the woman's priceless diamond bracelet which somehow got lost. To Be Continued In Next Blog...
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