How DO they get the jelly in the donut?

As dumb as it is, everyone has asked themselves this question at least ONCE in their lifetime. Humans, as a general rule of common psychology, have a certain nature. An impulse, if you will. This is called curiosity, and everyone has it. (And I swear to God, if you try to be a smart-ass tell me that you don't, I will know that you are lying and I will personally find your home address and knock on your door just so you will open it and I will SLAP YOU.)

Ahem. Anyway, consulting one of my best friends- The Webster's Comprehensive Dictionary published in1977- I found that the definition of "curiosity" had a much deeper meaning than just "killing the cat".

cu.ri.o.s.i.ty (kyoor'oe.os'e.te)- n. pl. .ties 1 Desire for knowledge of something. 2 Inquisitive interest in the private affairs of others. 3 An interesting or strange quality. 4 Any object adapted to excite interest or inquiry. 5 Obs. Fastidiousness; nicety. [ < style="font-style: italic;">curiositas, -tatis CURIOUS]

Pay close attention to definition No.1:

cu.ri.o.s.i.ty (kyoor'oe.os'e.te)- n. pl. .ties 1 Desire for knowledge of something. 2 Inquisitive interest in the private affairs of others. 3 An interesting or strange quality. 4 Any object adapted to excite interest or inquiry. 5 Obs. Fastidiousness; nicety. [ < style="font-style: italic;">curiositas, -tatis CURIOUS]

Curiosity is a big part of life in any human being. Which proposes my original question as to how they get the jelly in the donut.

And so, curious as I am, I did a little internet research (Not being one to trust internet information in situations when I'm not doing homework, I would have used my encyclopedia, but I disappointingly found out today that the word "donut" isn't in it. Sighhh...)

Here's what I found after typing "Jelly Donut" in the Google searchbox:

A link to a very racy website that I wish I had never clicked.
A link to a jelly doughnut cupcake recipe that I am glad I did click.
A link to a YouTube video of the Food Network's "How to make a Jelly Donut"
And multiple photos of jelly donuts.

So how do they do it?

When I typed "How do they get the jelly in the donut", I got a few Yahoo! Answers and Answers.com links that popped up.

It's injected using an icing bag, or similar type injector.

I don't know about you, but I am greatly disappointed. I would have been more interested in the answer had it been an interesting one, like that they plant magical jelly seeds in the donut and when its baking the seed grows in the heat and bursts, leaving jelly for those who want it.

Oh well. I guess I'll turn my attention to how they get the custard in a donut. :)

What's your theory?

How does a heart "break"?

I've heard one can die of a "broken heart". I've seen those who's hearts have been "broken". I, being still young and carefree, have never had to be subject to that kind of pain, because I haven't given my heart away to someone who just might "break" it. I refuse to lie awake at night for silly reasons that I myself have not come up with on my own- such as why computers work so slowly or what happens to lost things, or even why I can't seem to type the word "almost" without accidentally typing "almsot"- like love and the "breaking" of one's heart.

According to the International Edition of Webster's Comprehensive Dictionary published in 1977, the word "heart" has over 15 definitions (17, to be exact) ranging from anatomic structure, to affections and emotions, to cards. However, the word "heartbreak" has only one:


heart-break (hart'brak') n. Deep grief; over-whelming sorrow. --heart'-breaking adj. & n. --heart'-break'er n.


All of this brings my train of thought back to my original question:

How Does A Heart "Break"?

When asked (by me) how a heart "breaks", a woman in her mid-30's (my mom) replied:

"[Asked as a mother, it would be] loss of a child. As a wife, [it would be] loss of a husband."

When asked (by me) how a heart "breaks", a teenage boy (my brother) replied:

"The loss of someone very important to me."

When asked (by me) how a heart "breaks", a man in his mid-30's (my daddy) replied:

"As a father, it would break my heart to lose one of you guys. As a husband, it would break my heart to lose your mother. As a son, it would break my heart to lose either of my parents."

When asked (by myself) how a heart "breaks", a 13-year-old girl (myself) replied:


"Scientifically speaking, it is not possible to 'break' a heart. However, figuratively speaking, it is. It bothers me to think that in this generation, people so young, in their teenage years and childhood years who have no defenses of the heart, are slowly dying inside of 'broken' hearts. I have seen two hearts broken and, by extension, two lives shattered by 'broken hearts'- before my very eyes in only the past WEEK. And I have thought long and hard about this, only to come to the conclusion that a 'heart' is not what it seems. It is not just a vital organ of the human body, but a complex part of the human mind- a happiness, or a certain joy with the power to kill...

.. figuratively speaking, of course."


What's your theory?

When you can't find things, where do they go?

It's a valid question. Say you can't find a pin, or your other sock, or a shirt, or even a pencil you know you had just set down but don't remember where...

Where does it go??

Not only that, but what is it thinking as it's there? Is it laughing at you silently as you search for it like a psycho? Is it sad and alone in a scary place it hasn't been before, wishing it was with you, serving its true purpose? These questions haunt me.

Now just think:

What if you were a sock that your owner had set out the night before to wear the next day, and you were just sitting happily where you had been laid out with the other sock, and suddenly, POOF! You just go missing!


And that's another thing that bothers me. Where do missing things go when you can't find them? When you know you had just set them down on the bookshelf or the table yesterday or the night before; wishing you had kept better track, and now you are searching everywhere you can think and retracing your steps just to find that one thing you need at this very moment?..

What's your theory?