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Paczki Day 2025

chessygal — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 13:07:12 GMT

let me at them!

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RNbynite — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 13:11:23 GMT

Mmmmmm……I love my paczki with lekvar filling…soooo yummy!

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Group 5 minus 1 — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 13:37:30 GMT

We don't get THAT many choices at our local super market. I would love me the strawberry cheese cake.

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JeanLouiseFinch — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 13:59:31 GMT

There's a bakery a couple of towns over that is known for their Paczkis. People come from all over the region to buy them. The owners even continue making them for a few weeks after Easter. There is a small cafe in the back of the building. DH and I used to go there for breakfast multiple times during Paczki Season but we haven't been there since 2019.

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RetRN — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:38:10 GMT

Oh my, they look delicious. I could probably eat a dozen but won't be having any. For those that do, enjoy.

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luvzchiz — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:46:18 GMT

Yes, please 😄

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catter70 — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 15:13:26 GMT

Here in Pa., they're called fausnaughts (German/Pa. Dutch origin.) YUM.

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Puggywuggy — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 15:48:15 GMT

@chessygal

Those sound delicious! I had never heard of them so I looked them up and they sound delightful. For those who are planning on indulging...Enjoy!!! ♥️

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spiderw — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 16:16:02 GMT

Love Paczki!!!!! I wish they were available all year! I will be getting the blueberry and cherry, my favorites!!!! Delicious!!!

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ID2 — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 16:23:53 GMT

I'm Polish and have grown up with homemade Packis. In the beginning they were only prune filled and unfortunately now they are all glorified donuts with a multitude of flavors. I haven't had one in many years.

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Queen of shop — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 16:40:29 GMT

@chessygal LOVE, love, love paczki. Hubs and I had raspberry this morning. Such a splurge for me. I never eat that kind of stuff for breakfast, but I'm happy. lol

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mildoo — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 16:53:22 GMT

I live in Western PA and always knew them to be Polish and pronounced poonchki. THey are so good, but I never had a filled one. Just plain. Almost all the Catholic churches in the area sell them on Fat Tuesday, but you need to order in advance. Wish I had one now. It's been a long time since I have had one.

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Desertdi — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 18:48:42 GMT

@mildoo

I stopped in Safeway this morning...but the bakery section was almost empty. So, I looked for a cake slice...but the few they had were dated Feb 27. I guess I'm outta luck(!!) di

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bmorechick — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 20:43:40 GMT

@chessygal

Oh my paczki !!! LOVE THEM. I am Eastern European (polish, Lithuanian, Slovakia, Ukrainian) and my grandmoms (babchi) used to make them at home - prune or strawberry or custard filled. That little row house kitchen smelled like heaven. Nothing better. My favorite were the custard. When they got too old to fool with it, we got them at Milkulski's Bakery in Canton (Baltimore City). They were immigrants and brought those old world recipes with them 💜💙.

I live in an area where ethnic specialities stop at potato salad, fried chicken and greens. Sadly, no one knows what a paczki is 😫

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lynnie61 — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 20:31:36 GMT

@mildoo I got a 4 pack at Giant Eagle. Good, but nothing like Oakmonts or other specialty bakeries. We got Apple/black raspberry. I'm in W PA too. I also heard today that many cities don't have the variety of fish fry's we have either during Lent.

@mildoo wrote:

I live in Western PA and always knew them to be Polish and pronounced poonchki. THey are so good, but I never had a filled one. Just plain. Almost all the Catholic churches in the area sell them on Fat Tuesday, but you need to order in advance. Wish I had one now. It's been a long time since I have had one.

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AuntG — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 02:21:10 GMT

A nice treat on Fat Tuesday. I didn't venture out for any this year.

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shoesnbags — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 02:25:41 GMT

I'm asking this most sincerely - since we have king cakes, not Paczkis. How are they different from jelly donuts?

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vabreeze — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 15:59:45 GMT

@bmorechick

Re: I live in an area where ethnic specialities stop at
potato salad, fried chicken and greens. Sadly, no one knows what a paczki is 😫

What???!!! No deviled eggs??!!! 😀

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lynnie61 — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 22:23:30 GMT

@shoesnbags I didn't get mine from a specialty bakery, my grocery store paczki's seems like just a jelly donut. I'm a little disappointed.

We used to have customers in LA that sent us delicious king cakes.

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bmorechick — Fri, 07 Mar 2025 03:03:29 GMT

@vabreeze Oh Lordy yeah...those too