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Fried dough balls dusted with sugar on a plate – Vintage Print

Fried dough balls dusted with sugar on a plate — historic image
Fried dough balls dusted with sugar on a plate. Historic image from the Fruit & Vegetable Labels collection.

(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Few images capture their era like this historic image of Fried dough balls dusted with sugar on a plate. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.

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Fried dough balls dusted with sugar on a plate

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Small rounds of fried dough, dusted with sugar and heaped on a plate, belong to a food tradition found in many parts of the world under different names, from Italian zeppole to Dutch oliebollen. Cooks once made them at home or sold them at fairs and festivals, frying the dough in hot fat and finishing it with sugar while still warm so the coating would cling. The sugar is what sets the treat apart from plain fried dough, giving it a sweetness that made it a favorite for holidays and special gatherings.

Original scan3,000 × 2,250 px · prints to 10 × 8 in at 300 dpi
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