Fat Tuesday otherwise known as Paczki day.

[BradSmith]

Paczki is one the greatest donut type pastries. They are Huge in Michigan.

All About Polish Paczki

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Singular Noun is Paczek (pohn-check)
Plural Noun is Paczki (punch-key)[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Paczki (punch-key) Day is the feast of plenty before the Lenten fast begins. It is the last day of gaiety in Karnawal time, the period between Christmas and Lent. This is the time for sleigh parties called Kulig. To mark the last moments of excess before the austerity of Lenten sacrifice, Polish Roman Catholics celebrate Paczki Day.[/FONT]

Here is recipe I will be having today.

Polish Paczki Recipe - Polish Doughnuts Recipe - Traditional Paczki Recipe


I promise you don't have to be Polish or Catholic to enjoy these bad boys. I give you full permission to pig out on them, this is the day of the year to buy them.

 

[Steel]

Oooh yeah my mom (born and raised in Poland) makes some mean paczki. And gulumpki. And barszcz. mmm. Miss moms cookin

 

[BradSmith]

Oooh yeah my mom (born and raised in Poland) makes some mean paczki. And gulumpki. And barszcz. mmm. Miss moms cookin

Gulumpki, mmmmm. I make them myself and love them, but still not as good as my Grandma's she was from Poland too.

How about Chanina (sp?) duck blood soup or Pierogi's anyone??