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Thursday, December 10th, 2009
Where is Mighty-O?
Friday, October 16th, 2009Customers call up and ask us where we’re located all the time. This often spurs a debate among the Mighty-O staff - how do we describe our location? Are we in south Green Lake? Are we in north Wallingford? We are definitely in Tangletown, but a lot of people don’t know where that is, so telling people to come to Tangletown doesn’t always help.
Well, apparently we aren’t the only ones trying to figure out which neighborhood we belong to. It all started a few days ago when our friendly neighborhood blog, My Green Lake, asked the question, “Where is Green Lake?” Their conclusion was that if you can easily walk to Green Lake, you live in the Green Lake neighborhood. This clearly includes Tangletown.
Then our other friendly neighborhood blog, Wallyhood, weighed in. They have their own answer to the question “Where is Green Lake?”, and they claim Tangletown is part of Wallingford.
The debate rages in the blogs’ comments and on Twitter. Is Mighty-O part of Green Lake or part of Wallingford?
But don’t worry! We make enough organic donutty goodness to spread across all of Seattle, so we can share our donuts across neighborhood boundaries.
History of National Doughnut Day
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009
Mighty-O is gearing up for our celebration of National Doughnut Day on June 5! We’ll be giving away free mini donuts in our shop all day.
National Doughnut Day isn’t just a silly holiday someone made up to have an excuse to eat donuts. It actually has roots back in World War I. The Salvation Army sent nurses to the front lines in France who not only took care of the physically sick, but also the homesick soldiers. Part of their duty was to make the soldiers feel at home. One of the ways they did this was by making and serving donuts for the soldiers. They chose to serve donuts because they were considered a quintessentially American food. These donuts were a great comfort to the soldiers, and the Salvation Army women who served them were soon known as “Doughnut Lassies.”
There is even a song in a 1918 songbook celebrating donuts’ role in WWI:
“A doughnut’s just a doughnut, boys, ’til you are “over there,”
And day and night you’re in a trench away in France somewhere;
You get a fresh-made doughnut, seems it comes from heaven above,
That doughnut, boys, reminds you of a slice of mother’s love.”
During the Great Depression, the Salvation Army was trying to help people on the homefront. They again turned to donuts as a solution. In 1938, the Chicago Salvation Army established National Doughnut Day as a fundraiser to help the needy. Now, National Doughnut Day is a great way to celebrate an iconic American food.
For more information about the history of National Doughnut Day, see Paul R. Mullins, Glazed America: A History of the Doughnut (2008) and John T. Edge, Donuts: An American Passion (2006).
Mark your calendars: Free donuts on National Donut Day!
Wednesday, May 27th, 2009Friday, June 5 is National Donut Day. To celebrate, Mighty-O Donuts will be giving away free organic mini donuts all day. Come to our shop between 6am and 5pm for your free mini donut and watch the donut robot make them before your eyes! Limit one per customer.
National Donut Day was founded in 1938 by the Chicago Salvation Army. Their goal was to help the needy during the Great Depression, and to honor the Salvation Army “Lassies” of World War I, who served donuts to soldiers behind the front lines in France. Now it is a great way to celebrate one of America’s iconic foods. Mighty-O donuts are organic, free of chemical additives and preservatives, and crafted from scratch right here in our Seattle shop.
New Seasonal: Blueberry Monster!
Friday, May 8th, 2009It’s time to introduce you to our new seasonal flavor, the Blueberry Monster! The blueberry monster is a new addition to our seasonal family, and so far he’s a huge hit. He’s a yummy blueberry donut with blueberry glaze.
The Blueberry Monster will be on our shelves May 10, just in time for Mother’s Day! If you bring your Mom with you to Mighty-O on Mother’s Day and mention this blog post, we’ll give you a free Blueberry Monster! If you can’t bring your Mom, bring a good story about her, and we’ll still give you a donut.
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