5thGenDemocrat
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Tue Feb-28-06 12:29 PM
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Who else is eating paczki today? |
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One of the great things about being of Polish descent is that while New Orleans has its Mardi Gras, every Polish bakery and most Catholic parishes, of which there are dozens in the Saginaw/Bay City area, has paczki for sale this morning. I'm doing a raspberry-filled one with my coffee right now. Each one is 750 calories and I've got another half-dozen waiting for me out in the kitchen. Hence the phrase "Fat Tuesday." John Trivia: "Paczki (poonch-key)" is plural. A single one is a "poonchek." But who ever deals in singles?
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Tue Feb-28-06 12:31 PM
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1. Yep we have a ton in my area also |
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I live in the northeast part of PA, mostly Catholic, alot of Polish folks.
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Tue Feb-28-06 12:32 PM
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2. Used to get them when we visited my Grandpa in Milwaukee! |
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Tue Feb-28-06 12:38 PM
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3. They eat them, but not necessarily in correlation with Fat Tuesday. |
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Edited on Tue Feb-28-06 12:43 PM by WeRQ4U
I've had them before and it wasn't Lent or Mardi Gras or anything like that. They're called "pampushky" here. Huge Ukrainian population and cultural institute here. That's where we bought them. Aren't they just lard and flour with some filling? I wouldn't eat them too often.
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Tue Feb-28-06 12:40 PM
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4. Our boss brought 2 dozen paczki today in to work today. |
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Edited on Tue Feb-28-06 12:40 PM by terrya
I've lived in Chicago for 10 years (Chicago having a huge Polish population) and I've never once had paczki. Until this morning. Yummmmm. But I wouldn't want to eat it all the time.
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Tue Feb-28-06 12:49 PM
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6. Your first one, eh? Congratulations! |
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Edited on Tue Feb-28-06 12:51 PM by 5thGenDemocrat
And you're right about not eating them every day -- three of 'em equals the daily caloric intake for an average adult (not that we have any of those around here). There is also no known way to eat paczki neatly. I absolutely trashed the plate Polly delivered it on. I also needed a napkin and a quick hand-washing afterwards. Now I'm just sitting here waiting for the sugar to kick in. John Paczki are proof that God is Polish (or maybe Ukranian) and that She loves us and wants us to be happy.
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Tue Feb-28-06 12:47 PM
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5. Had my lemon-filled this morning |
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Paczki Day is huge here in SE Michigan. My student intern from Virginia had his first today -- he never heard of them until today.
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Tue Feb-28-06 01:55 PM
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7. They were around the office, but I can't eat them |
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They are too rich-they upset my stomach and make my teeth hurt.
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Tue Feb-28-06 02:09 PM
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8. Now that I'm not working they're easier to avoid. |
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