Relief Sale Doughnuts

Dissolve 1 package yeast in 1 cup warm water.

1 cup mashed potatoes

1 cup lard

1 cup scalded milk

1/2 cup sugar

2 eggs

1 tablespoon salt


Mix in order given and add enough flour so dough will not stick to fingers. Let rise until double in bulk. Roll out and cut in donut shape. Put on floured trays. Let rise again, then fry in deep fryer. Drain. Finally, while donut is still hot, dip each in syrup : 1 pound icing sugar 1/2 cup water

The first year of the Donut Project (Reported by Beatrice Kuepfer)


How did the donut project get started? Well, in the early spring of 1967 the Relief Sale Food Convenor ,Margaret Brubacher called the East Zorra W.M. S. C and asked if they would be willing to make the yeast donuts. They discussed it and then they decided not to do it alone. They then asked my mother, Melinda Roth, if she would head up the project. She was working in the hospital at the time, and thought she had not got the time. I was asked if I would help and convene it. I decided to try it for a few years. A few volunteers such as Florence Schlegel, Annie Mae Leis, Rossetta Bender, Nelda Lichti, Alma Yantzi, Verda Swartzentruber, & I started planning for the sale. We planned to each make a double batch of dough for the sale . The recipe we used was the one that Mom had in her cook book. We went out in the morning with our dough and frying pans and started in rolling out and frying. Well did we get a surprise! People lined up & we were soon sold out. Some of us decided to go and get supplies at Murrays & went back and forth to Annie Mae Leis to keep us in business. To get the donuts to rise after they were rolled, I took them out into the car & then brought them back in. Walking though the crowd was no fun carrying trays above my head. By evening, my arms were very tired & sore. But it sure was fun when at night we counted the money & had around $250.00! Some of the bills were covered with sugar which had to be washed before they could take it to the bank! We paid for all the ingredients that year! Every year we wonder if it is worth while, so we discuss & talk about it that maybe if each person would give a donation we could have the same amount. Every year we always decided to keep on doing what we had in the past years. This was a great time for fellowship and volunteering of our time. The expenses for 30 yrs = $13,198.06 Total amount given to M.C.C = $66,980.48


VOLUNTEERS

V- is for the very special people that you are .

O- is for the overwhelming support &compassion you offer others during their time of need .

L- is for the little things you do that make such a difference in some ones life.

U- is for the unspoken words that sometimes mean just as much .

N- is for the Need you fill when others aren’t able .

T- is for the Time you give of yourselves on top of your own busy schedules .

E- is for the Emotional support you continually give .

E- is for the Endless energy you all seem to pass .

R- is for the Responsibility you have given in the past years .

S- is for the smiles you bring to people around you .