Doughnut Flavour Honours Doughnut Dollies. Artisan bakers Pipp & Co are releasing a special doughnut this November. It’s a tribute to the Salvation Army’s ‘Doughnut Dollies’ who supported the Allies, during the First World War.
The ring doughnut will go on sale either side of Remembrance Sunday. The Swindon-based bakery will make a £500 donation to the Salvation Army.
Who knew?
Well not I!!!
Few may have heard of the Doughnut Dollies. Yet it was the name given to the dedicated volunteers from the Salvation Army who brought comfort and support to soldiers in Europe following the United States’ entry into the war in 1917.
While the Salvation Army had a long-standing presence in Britain, it was somewhat new to America at the time. Driven by a deep commitment to serve, Evangeline Booth, the organisation’s leader, proposed to General Pershing the deployment of Salvation Army volunteers to France. This initiative provided much-needed home comforts. And it also uplifted the spirits of countless soldiers facing the hardships of war.
The volunteers found themselves dubbed the Doughnut Dollies for their ingenuity. They deployed empty wine bottles as rolling pins and created fried pastry dumplings – similar to doughnuts. Thus giving the soldiers a taste of home.
Inspired
‘We were so inspired when we heard the story of the Doughnut Dollies that we immediately wanted to create a new doughnut as a tribute,’ said Pipp & Co’s Betina Evangelista. ‘The Salvation Army is still doing great work today, so we’re very happy to support our local branch.’
Pipp & Co’s limited edition ring doughnut is a cinnamon ring dusted with cardamom sugar. It’ll be on sale from 5th to 17th November. Remembrance Day is November 11th.
Betina added, We purposely chose a simple flavour to reflect the authenticity of what the Doughnut Dollies were able to create during wartime.’
About Pip & Co
Pipp & Co is an artisan bakery. They specialise in doughnuts and sweet and savoury pastries. Further they use no artificial additives or flavourings and source ingredients in the local area where possible. They bake all their goods from scratch at the Swindon factory. They’re sold online, through the Pipp & Co café in Bristol, or via retail outlets and farmers’ markets.
For more information, visit Pipp & Co at https://www.pipp.co/
And for more about the work of the Salvation Army’s Gloucester House in Highworth, near Swindon, which supports people trying to overcome substance abuse, visit https://www.salvationarmy.org.uk/gloucester-house.
