Happy Fat Tuesday!

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  1. NightFall Lazy Hedonist Valued Senior Member

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    Happy Fat Tuesday!

    (for those who eat, drink and be merry)


    How many paczki have you have today?

    3 for me!
    -lemon
    -raspberry
    -bavarian creme

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  5. NightFall Lazy Hedonist Valued Senior Member

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    day before ash Wednesday... when you eat and indulge pre-lent?
    Mardi Gras?
     
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  7. Avatar smoking revolver Valued Senior Member

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    First I hear of it. Thanks for the info, didn't know that.
     
  8. pjdude1219 The biscuit has risen Valued Senior Member

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    as many as i can
     
  9. outlandish smoki'n....... Registered Senior Member

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    well helloooooooo gorgeous.
    longtime no see.
    thought you'd left this place.
    good to see ya
    how's tricks?
     
  10. Orleander OH JOY!!!! Valued Senior Member

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    Yeah I saw on TV that they were lubing up the poles in downtown New Orleans. The tub of lube even had a certified Mardi Gras sticker on it. Apparently Vasleline is a proud sponsor.
     
  11. Orleander OH JOY!!!! Valued Senior Member

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    How are they any different than a jelly donut? :shrug:
     
  12. NightFall Lazy Hedonist Valued Senior Member

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    oh honey..
    no no no.


    "Pączki Day
    Traditionally, the reason for making paczki has been to use up all the lard, sugar, eggs and fruit in the house, which are forbidden during Lent. They are eaten especially on Fat Thursday, the last Thursday before Lent (Polish: Tłusty czwartek, not to be confused with Fat Tuesday or Shrove Tuesday). In Chicago, Detroit, Hamtramck, Milwaukee, and South Bend Paczki Day is more commonly celebrated on Fat Tuesday instead of Fat Thursday. Chicago celebrates both Fat Thursday & Fat Tuesday, partially due to its sizeable Polish population.

    Pączki In America

    Although Bismarcks and Jelly-filled doughnuts are the more commonly used names for the pastry in the United States, Polish immigrants have popularized this type of preserve-filled doughnut in some parts of the country, especially in Hamtramck, an enclave in Detroit. Hamtramck is known to be the only U.S. city to organize an annual Paczki-Day (Fat Tuesday) Parade, and lines can be seen up to 24 hours before the deep-fried delights go on sale at the numerous local bakeries. Many bars in town open early in the morning, and provide free entertainment, a party atmosphere, Paczki-clad mascots, and at at least one bar, Pączki filled with Jagermeister. The Paczki-Day celebration in this town is even larger than many areas have for St. Patrick's Day. Here, prunes are considered the traditional filling, but many others are used as well, including lemon, strawberry, Bavarian cream, blueberry, custard, raspberry, and rarely apple. Due to French influence, paczki are eaten on Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday) rather than on Fat Thursday. In the large Polish community of Chicago, and other large cities across the Midwest, paczki day is also celebrated annually by immigrants and locals alike."


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    and bout 450-700 calories each. yum!
     
  13. Orleander OH JOY!!!! Valued Senior Member

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    They look good, kinda like sopapillas my Mom always made. We had honey on ours.
    Are they made with real fruit as well that that gel stuff?
     
  14. NightFall Lazy Hedonist Valued Senior Member

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    fun fact:
    two paczki POONCH-kee
    one paczek POON-check
     
  15. NightFall Lazy Hedonist Valued Senior Member

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    some are
     
  16. Orleander OH JOY!!!! Valued Senior Member

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    can you fax me one pleeeeeease?
     
  17. NightFall Lazy Hedonist Valued Senior Member

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    hows tricks? is this some fun ghetto slang i am unaware of? I'm still just getting excited about my boot wit da furs, and far from finding an appropriate answer to "what it is?" so you'll have to go a little slow with me. othewise however, Ill assume your asking about business this week on the corner. to which i am not amused for the obvious reasons. the economy's low = business is bad.

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  18. NightFall Lazy Hedonist Valued Senior Member

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    just call your local polish deli.. or try starbucks they have them here - MIGHT have them other places. hard to say. they didn't have em in vegas - people thought i was speech impaired and trying to order a pastry.
     
  19. outlandish smoki'n....... Registered Senior Member

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    you still in vegas?
     
  20. NightFall Lazy Hedonist Valued Senior Member

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    nope. back home in Flint-ish praying for a job. haha.
     
  21. Orleander OH JOY!!!! Valued Senior Member

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    Flint MI? Isn't that the asscrack of MI? Or am I thinking Ann Arbor??
     
  22. outlandish smoki'n....... Registered Senior Member

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    you've forgotten who i am right?
     
  23. NightFall Lazy Hedonist Valued Senior Member

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    nope that would be flint

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