Polish-American communities embrace pączki on Fat Tuesday, preserving family traditions and indulging in sweet, jelly-filled ...

The Polish language also indicates that doughnuts hold a special place in Polish hearts. There exist several proverbs and idioms referring to pączki, the best known of which is ‘living like a doughnut ...

And yes, they are similar to jelly-filled donuts, but they ... 30 families organized the first Polish Catholic congregation in urban America. A traditional paczki is the size of a walnut and ...

heightened awareness of Paczki Day began in the early '80s when, as food writer, I did a couple of stories about the Polish phenomenon for the popular Detroit News Food section. One piece gave Theresa ...

The donut jelly used in America is typically raspberry ... it gets a chocolate glaze. A Paczki is a Polish donut that is meant to be eaten on Fat Tuesday before fasting before Lent, as done ...