Poonchki Day just around the corner

[jzr1024]

who can come up with a recipe for this.......

Pączki (Polish pronunciation [ˈpɔnt​͡ʂki]) are traditional Polish doughnuts (the word pączek is roughly translated as doughnut). Pączki is the plural form of the Polish word pączek [ˈpɔnt​͡ʂɛk], though many English speakers use paczki as singular and paczkis as plural. In English, the common pronunciations pawnch-kee or ponch-kee[1] imitate the Polish pronunciation, but some speakers pronounce the word as poonch-kee, punch-kee or panch-kee. The word "pączek" derives as a diminutive from the Polish word pąk ("plant bud"), evoking its shape.[1]



In Poland, pączki are eaten especially on Fat Thursday (the last Thursday before Lent). Many Polish Americans celebrate Pączki Day on Fat Tuesday (the day before Ash Wednesday). Traditionally, the reason for making pączki was to use up all the lard, sugar, eggs and fruit in the house, because they were forbidden to be consumed due to Catholic fasting practices during Lent.
In the large Polish community of Chicago, and other large cities across the Midwest, Pączki Day is celebrated annually by immigrants and locals alike. In Buffalo, Cleveland, Detroit, Grand Rapids, Milwaukee, South Bend, and Windsor, Pączki Day is more commonly celebrated on Fat Tuesday instead of Fat Thursday. Chicago celebrates the festival on both Fat Thursday and Fat Tuesday, due to its sizable Polish population.
In Hamtramck, Michigan, an enclave of Detroit, there is an annual Pączki Day (Shrove Tuesday) Parade,[4] which has gained a devoted following. In Garfield Heights, Ohio, the police reported that one year 3,000 people waited in line for pączki on Pączki Day.[citation needed] The Pączki Day celebrations in some areas are even larger than many celebrations for St. Patrick's Day.


~jeff...........vaping a doughnut....awesome....just awesome

[BradSmith]

I look forward to this every year. The local Catholic Church sells the best ones I have ever had, I have to get at least a couple dozen every year. The old buszas know how to make them right. MMMMMMM-MMMM!!!!!!

[jumboslice]

I happen to live about 20 mins from Garfield Heights. It's always interesting seeing all of the different cultural events around cleveland. I'm a mutt (greek, irish, macedonian, hungarian) so there's always something going on around here.