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The Birthplace of Krispy Kreme
In 1937, the first batch of Krispy Kreme doughnuts
was made in Winston-Salem.
"A man by the name of Vernon
Rudolph, age 22, made the first
batch of Krispy Kreme donuts
from a recipe his family
purchased from a French chef in
New Orleans. He paid $25 a
month in rent for a space on
south Main Street and bought his
first ingredients on credit from a
nearby grocer.
2012 marked the 75th
anniversary of Krispy Kreme. The
company commemorated the
event with a public celebration in
Old Salem and the dedication of
a historic plaque at the original
store.
These original doughnuts were hand
cut, fried, turned with drumsticks, and
dropped in a washtub of glaze. The time-
consuming process limited the number
that could be produced and profits, so
Rudolph implemented new
technologies, including a square, iron
kettle called “The Frialator” in 1938,
which could fry 48 doughnuts at a time."
-Julie Jean Thompson, Historian
Price=
A visit to the plaque is free.
A plaque celebrates the
birthplace of Krispy Kreme in
Winston-Salem, NC
600 S Main St.
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
Sciworks
SciWorks, the Science Center and Environmental Park of Forsyth County is a
science museum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
The museum currently consists of a
building with 30,000 square feet of
exhibit space, a 15-acre environmental
park, and a planetarium. The exhibit
galleries cover a wide range of topics
such as North Carolina geography and
geology, the human body, physics
(featuring a Foucault pendulum), sound,
and technology.
Price=
400 West Hanes Mill Road
Winston-Salem, NC 27105
336.767.6730
Admission to Sciworks is $11 for adults.
Monday- Saturday 10AM- 5PM
Sunday NOON- 5PM