The Birth of the Legendary Donut
New England Legends Podcast
Jeff Belanger
4.8 • 1K 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. Yeah, it is a gorgeous morning. The sea air smells so good and sunlight's shimmering on the water like diamonds, fishing boats moving in and out of Rockport Harbor. Yeah, I'm getting kind of hungry, too. Me too. Now, whenever I'm in Maine, I can't help but crave seafood. I love seafood. I think it's |
| 0:21.9 | pretty tough to be from where we're from and not love seafood. I mean, shrimp, clams. Lobster, cod, fish, and chips. All amazing stuff. But it is a little bit early for the local restaurants to be open for lunch just yet, but there's definitely something we can get right now, and it's the reason why we're here. We're here for food. We are. We're here for food. A legendary food, |
| 0:40.5 | not just for food. |
| 0:38.2 | We are. |
| 0:38.7 | We're here for food. |
| 0:39.5 | A legendary food, not just any food. |
| 0:42.0 | One of the most important and beloved foods, not just in New England, but dare I say, all of America. |
| 0:47.8 | Dare I say, the world. |
| 0:49.2 | Okay, I'm listening. |
| 0:50.5 | We've come to Rockport, Maine, to witness the birth of the donut. |
| 0:57.8 | Hey, I'm Jeff Belanger. |
| 0:59.2 | And I'm Ray Osier. |
| 1:00.1 | Welcome to episode 343 of the New England Legends podcast. |
| 1:03.9 | Thanks for joining us as we seek out every legend in New England one story at a time. |
| 1:08.2 | From odd history to ghosts and monsters to aliens and the |
| 1:12.3 | just plain weird. We love exploring everything that makes New England like no other place. |
| 1:17.5 | It takes a community to do this. So please reach out to us anytime through our website with |
| 1:22.2 | your story leads. And please be sure to subscribe to our podcast wherever you get your podcast |
| 1:27.4 | and tell a friend or two about us. It's how we grow. We'll explore the birth of the donut right after this word from our sponsor. Okay, Jeff, the donut was born in Rockport, Maine? It was. Sort of. Sort of. Sort of. I mean, the donut had its precursors. Well, I get that. And, of course, Duncan Donuts was born in New England, so maybe this all makes sense. That's right. But before there was Duncan, there needed to be a donut. Yes, well, that makes total sense. A little more background on Rockport. It was originally part of McGunticoke Plantation. It was first settled in the 1760s. The town incorporated |
| 2:02.6 | as Camden in 1791, but was called Goose River until it was renamed Rockport in 1852. Then it |
| 2:10.1 | eventually separated from Camden. The shipping industry declined quite a bit by the late 1800s, |
| 2:15.5 | but the town experienced a rebirth years later thanks to tourism. |
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