“They’re crullers,” said Jelly indistinctly by reason of the crowded condition of his mouth. “Cook said so.”
“What’s the difference between a cruller and a doughnut, anyway?” asked Evan.
“A doughnut is a cruller with a hole through it,” answered Malcolm.
“It’s a doughnut with a college education,” amended Rob.
“That’s an old one,” scoffed Malcolm.
“Doughnuts and crullers are just the same,” said Jelly. “It just depends where they live what they’re called. In some places they call them fried-cakes.”
“Well, I call them fine,” said Evan, biting into his second one. “A cruller by any other name would taste as good.”
“Suppose you toss a couple over here,” suggested Malcolm, “if you don’t want them all.”
“I do want them all,” was the reply, “but being generous I will allow you one.”