Polka tunes played while paczki fanatics waited in line before daybreak for the doors to open at the National Bakery on the city's south side. "I've been awake since 3:00 a.m.," said one person outside the bakery on South 16th Street. "I told my
Polka tunes played while paczki fanatics waited in line before daybreak for the doors to open at the National Bakery on the city's south side. "I've been awake since 3:00 a.m.," said one person outside the bakery on South 16th Street. "I told my
Did you enjoy two or three paczki for Fat Tuesday? Time to lace up your walking shoes. For every fruit- or cream-stuffed Polish delight, a four-mile walk is needed to burn off the deep-fried pastry's 400 calories. If you prefer to run, a health expert
While “Fat Tuesday†is best known for the jelly-filled doughnut called paczki, a lesser known tradition is the eating of King Cake. It's a part of traditional Christian pre-Lenten celebrations during Mardi Gras, which is French for Fat Tuesday. The day
A small crowd celebrated Fat Tuesday with a paczki eating contest at Cafe Polonia in Salem.
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