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I work with a chap who is an Islander of immensely long pedigree. He has often told us of the 'Island Doughnuts' and until I read your article, I must confess that we scoffed at it rather.

However, there is a twist to it. We regularly buy cakes for the workers from a Newport bakery (and no, I can't remember which one. Market Lane maybe?) and when doughnuts come in the mix, they are the knotted type, not ring shaped but tied in a simple knot. This, according to our native guide, is the traditional IW doughnut. I must admit I've never seen them elsewhere. They taste pretty good too!

In answer to your Knotty doughnuts. I can remember doughnuts being sold at Westmores, but they were not knotty, The man who owned this shop, was known as gunner
and made the doughnuts as discribed by the recipe.They were very yummy and I ate them every day for four years.
They also used to make Lard Cakes. You see I was an
apprentice around the corner from the shop and the workshop had morning and afternoon tea there. I have no doubt that doughnuts were made on the isle of Wight for a very long time, while being exported to America via Isle of Wight people.Seeing that in Verginia there is a
County named Isle of Wight County.