The Birth of the Legendary Donut

New England Legends Podcast

Jeff Belanger

History, Paranormal, Ghosts, Folklore, Places & Travel, Monsters, Society & Culture, Legends, Newengland

4.8 • 951 Ratings

🗓️ 4 April 2024

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

In Episode 343 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger sail the harbor of Rockport, Maine, to witness the birth of the donut. In 1847, a young sailor named Hanson Crockett Gregory, made an innovation in the “oily-cake” that changed Maine… New England… America… the World… the Time-Space Continuum. Every legend, every icon, starts somewhere. WARNING: This episode WILL make you hungry!

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0:00.0	Oh, what a beautiful morning here by the water in Rockport, Maine, Jeff.
0:06.3	Yeah, it is a gorgeous morning. The sea air smells so good and sunlight shimmering on the water like
0:11.8	diamonds, fishing boats moving in and out of Rockport Harbor.
0:14.7	Yeah, I'm getting kind of hungry too.
0:16.4	Wow, me too.
0:17.4	Now whenever I'm in Maine, I can't help but crave seafood.
0:20.4	I love seafood.
0:21.4	I think it's pretty tough to be from where we're from and not love
0:24.1	seafood. I mean shrimp, clams. Lobster, cod, fish and chips. All amazing stuff
0:29.0	but it is a little bit early for the local restaurants to be open for lunch just yet, but there's
0:33.4	definitely something we can get right now and it's the reason why we're here.
0:36.9	We're here for food. We are, we're here for food. A legendary food, not just any
0:41.4	food, one of the most important and beloved foods, not just any food, one of the most important and beloved foods, not just in New England, but
0:45.8	dare I say all of America.
0:48.0	Dare I say the world.
0:49.4	Okay, I'm listening.
0:50.6	We've come to Rockport, Maine to witness the birth of the donut.
0:55.0	Hey, I'm Jeff Belanger.
0:59.0	And I'm Ray Ozier.
1:00.0	Welcome to episode 343 of the New England Legends podcast.
1:03.6	Thanks for joining us as we seek out every legend in New England one story at a time.
1:08.1	From odd history to ghosts and monsters to aliens and the just plain weird. We love exploring everything that makes
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