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Doughnut continued from page 5 settlers were free to fry the hell out of whatever bread they could get their hands on. And fry they did. However, life was not easy in the early days of the doughnut. At one time a solid mass of dough, the pas tries were difficult to fry all the way through, leaving a disease-laden doughy center that wiped out thou sands, including 12 bakers, known as “the baker’s dozen.” It wasn’t until after the American Revolution that sea captain Hanson Gregory, visited by an angel bearing baked goods, discovered the best way to eliminate the doughy center was to eliminate the center alto gether. Thus, the doughnut hole was born and the ring-shaped treat we all know and secretly cuddle at night was christened. It’s impossible to put a number on the varieties of doughnuts that have come and gone in the hun dreds of years since the Strudeldorf incident. But it seems if not upsetting, then at least limiting, to devour 13 French crullers when one could choose anything from a Bavarian to Boston Creme. At Dizzy Dean’s on West 11th Av enue, they know this better than any one. There has been a doughnut shop in one form or another at this loca tion for more than 20 years. Two "It's a simple way to treat yourself/' Dean Weaver owner of Dissy Dean's years ago, owner Dean Weaver broke his franchise from WinchelTs and re placed it with the current establish ment. The “Dizzy” came from a nick name his softball teammates gave him one night after an especially awful performance on the field. Whitespear claims that during Dizzy Dean’s busiest hours, be tween 11 a.m. and noon, there can be as many as 40 people gathered in this corner shop, shoving down doughnuts with a hot coffee chas er. It may not be wall-to-wall peo ple on this afternoon but the place is far from deserted. A steady flow of to-go patrons wander through as Marjorie Sim mons sips a cup of coffee. She’s been a fixture at this location for 17 years, meeting friends and immers ing herself in the intricacies of doughnut etiquette, specifically cin namon rolls — not technically a doughnut but a close enough relative to pass. I guess a doughnut veteran like Simmons has earned her stripes and is free to eat whatever pastry interests her. A few tables down, I saw Jim Leppard and his son Chris drowning their sorrows over apple fritters and chocolate milk after the Ducks’ football loss. Perhaps this is the key to the doughnut’s longevity. “It’s a simple way to treat your self,” Weaver said. And nothing says “treat” like an Oreo-dusted choco late ring of fried bread. While seemingly timeless staples of American society like carnival freak shows and Jim Varney have fallen into legend, the doughnut endures. From Krispy Kreme to Winchell’s to the wacky world of Dizzy Dean’s, there seems no shortage of shops carrying on the grand tradition of that bald dude from the old Dunkin Donuts commercials, proving it’s always “time to make the donuts.” Contact the senior Pulse reporter atryanbornheimer@dailyemerald.com. Pulse Relax What do you do when your friend cheats on an exam? What's up with monogamy? What happens when your best friend tells you he loves you? Ask Nat The Oregon Daily Emerald's very own advice column. Nat's here to help, so send your particularly personal problems and confusingly complex concerns to advice@dailyemerald.com or Advice, P.O. Box 3159, Eugene, Oregon, 97403. And remember to read Ask Nat every other Tuesday in Pulse Relax! ew is our National Treasure," Michael and Sarah will try to find out to sustainable economics is somehow involved.. The Oregon mystery novel, published every Tuesday in the pages of Pulse Relax ge the institutions our society is built upon. 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