National Jelly-Filled Doughnut Day and Gin Day in USA

The jelly comes in during the 16th century, when sugar became cheap and Europe experienced a pastry revolution. That's when Polish Jews started adding jelly to the doughnuts that they ate on Hanukkah. The first record of a jelly doughnut appeared in the Polish translation (Kuchmistrzostwo) of a German cookbook published in 1532. It is uncertain whether or not that was the precise date of the jelly doughnut's invention. After all, as people all over the world have been discovering for centuries, no one can say no to a truly delicious jelly doughnut.

It's a common misconception that gin is an English invention, but actually, it originated from Holland during the 17th century. In the early 1600s, a Dutch spirit called jenever was being sold and served in the Netherlands. Jenever was juniper-based alcohol that was an amber-like colour and known for its potency.