For my topic I chose donuts. Did you know that Americans consume over ten billion donuts per year?Donuts were served In the world war as a comfort food. The holes in donuts were invented by a sailor. National donut day was started by the Salvation Army. The first donuts were made by Dutch settlers in North America. The donuts were called “olykeoks” which means “oil cakes”. The largest donut was made in Utica, New York in 1993. The most donuts eaten in three minutes was held by a man. There is a national donut eating contest each year in New York. Donut is sometimes spelled “doughnut”, and each spelling is correct. The most expensive doughnut was created in 2012, costing $1685. The largest donut ever weighed 1.7 tons. In Netherlands, it is a tradition to eat donuts on New Year’s Eve. Donut shaped phone cases are a popular accessory. There are donut-shaped candles in different scents.