Paczki Thread

[WSU MUP Student]

[rant]
My office has been suffering from a severe donut deficiency over the past year, a condition of which I have spoken about to management, co-workers, and captive friends and family members on multiple occasions.

I was hoping that today, Fat Tuesday, in Metro Detroit (possibly the biggest Paczki eating region in the nation!), that the drought in my office would at long-last be over and some generous soul would have found it fitting to bring some of those tasty, sugar and fat filled, pastry treats to work today. But alas, the drought continues!

And as the low man on the totem pole, barely above the unpaid interns, I of course cannot afford to bring in Paczkis for all... and just like in the first grade, if I don't have enough for everybody, I should not bring in the treats.

My only hope is that my wife works in a more festive office than I do and she is able to smuggle me out some raspberry or custard filled goodness... if it is prune or apple filled, I may just have to send her back!

[/Paczki rant]

[Veloise]

This morning I stopped by a Meijer petrol place to get some of that yummy gas station capuccino. BIG boxes of paczki by the register. I opened my coat to display a wild array of MG beads worn over my purple crawdad T-shirt.

My life is now complete: I have flashed a total stranger on Mardi Gras.

[jsk1983]

Picked these up in Chicago's Jefferson Park neighborhood. I got apricot, rose petal, raspberry and prune. I'm sure I could of found some at the supermarket but felt I should get them from a Polish owned bakery which isn't too hard in Chicago.


And here it is from the outside. Polish on the sign is always a good sign.

[Chet]

My life is now complete: I have flashed a total stranger on Mardi Gras.

OMG I love you.

[Bear Up North]

Here comes Fat Tuesday. Bring on the paczki! Yum. (And this Bear is not supposed to have sugar.)



Tons of Polish folk in the Toledo area. Plenty of traditional paczki to be found.



Bear

[natski]

Grrr i am part Polish and i havent had a paczki in years! I wish there was a good Polish bakery around Sydney

I will stick with pancakes instead

[jsk1983]

Must remember to get these tomorrow. Of course I think they're available more than once a year, but tomorrow a good a day as any to pick some up.

[DetroitPlanner]

I can pick em up less than 100 feet from the front door. Have to get em for the office.

[kjel]

I saw them at the Shop Rite the other day and remembered BUN

[Chet]

I saw them at the Shop Rite the other day and remembered BUN

I also thought of BUN when I saw this morning's newspaper headline

[DetroitPlanner]

Picked up two dozen at my corner this morning for work. $17.98! I suppose I can't complain as they are the official pazcki of U.S. Rep John Dingell (or so the sign says)

[Chet]

Picked up two dozen at my corner this morning for work. $17.98! I suppose I can't complain as they are the official pazcki of U.S. Rep John Dingell (or so the sign says)

Does that mean the filling is... Dingellberry?

[WSU MUP Student]

I just polished off one here (or maybe I Polished one off?) that had the heft of a brick. just the way I like them!

I had to make it a point this morning to ask my wife to sneak me one back from her office if they have them.


It's also fitting that my Girl Scout Cookies were delivered today, it being Fat Tuesday and all...

[DetroitPlanner]

It's also fitting that my Girl Scout Cookies were delivered today, it being Fat Tuesday and all...

I got mine yesterday 4 boxes to polish off before lent starts! I thnk I am going to be sneaky. I'm sure Jesus ain't watching.

[southsideamy]

I had my Pazcki today! From a local ma/pa bakery, Anyone guess how many calories are in one of those bad boys? And now someone is yelling "King Cake"....holy weight watchers.

[JNA]

Anyone guess how many calories are in one of those bad boys? ...holy weight watchers.

Nutrition Facts

Calories 329 Calories from Fat 102
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% Daily Value
Total Fat 11.4g 18%
Saturated Fat 6.2g 31%
Monounsaturated Fat 3.6g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.9g
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 153mg 51%
Total Carbohydrate 48.8g 16%
Dietary Fiber 1.3g 5%
Sugars 18.6g
Protein 5.5g 11%
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Est. Percent of Calories from:
Fat 31.2% Carbs 59.3% Protein 6.7%

http://www.thedailyplate.com/nutriti...generic/paczki

[DetroitPlanner]

329? Thats a Diet Pazcki! Generally they are accepted to start to around 500 calories for a decent one and some places brag about selling 800 calorie ones!

You should not real labels on desserts!

[Bear Up North]

Clomp clomp. Sound of Bear's footsies heading for the paczkis.
Chomp chomp. Sound of Bear's toofies gobbling the paczkis.

Bloodsugar level be damned.....at least for a day.

Fat Tuesday is nearly here. Go forth and clomp and chomp. And remember: It is pronounced "poonshkee".

Bear

[Veloise]

From http://www.everything2.com/title/paczek

Pączek. Pronounce it halfway between "Pon-chek" and "Pawn-chek"

[kjel]

Clomp clomp. Sound of Bear's footsies heading for the paczkis.
Chomp chomp. Sound of Bear's toofies gobbling the paczkis.

Bloodsugar level be damned.....at least for a day.

Fat Tuesday is nearly here. Go forth and clomp and chomp. And remember: It is pronounced "poonshkee".

Bear

I saw them in the grocery store the other day and thought of you. There's a fairly large Polish population in and around Garfield, NJ which is where they were baked. Might have to give one a try.

[Fat Cat]

I feel a coranory coming on just thinking about.
Muuussst wait til tuesday

[Bear Up North]

This Bear is a freakin' jerk. I just remembered that I scheduled lab work for early Wednesday morning. The needlework (ouch!) requires a 14-hour fast. And prior to the fast I need to watch my food intake, perhaps a little closer than usual, for bloodsugar issues.

Tuesday is paczki day.

Just one paczki for me and it will be very early on Tuesday morning.

Who is the idiot that scheduled this? Oh wait.....it was me.

Bear

[DetroitPlanner]

This Bear is a freakin' jerk. I just remembered that I scheduled lab work for early Wednesday morning. The needlework (ouch!) requires a 14-hour fast. And prior to the fast I need to watch my food intake, perhaps a little closer than usual, for bloodsugar issues.

Tuesday is paczki day.

Call the lab, tell them you can't make it. your babcia needs you!

[WSU MUP Student]

I was up extra early this morning with plans to go to the gym but decided to walk to the bakery for a box of pączki and go to Starbucks for a coffee instead. I ate two before I even made it back home. But I figured since I was walking there and back, that was acceptable!

When I walked into the bakery at about 5:30 a.m. there was a man of about 85-years-old waiting to the side and as I picked up a freshly packed box from the counter he told me that if I waited a few more minutes like he was, they would be putting out pączki made with half the fat. I had to scratch my head since I could not figure out at all what the appeal of that was.

[DetroitPlanner]

Cost of Paczki is going up! $18.98 for 2 dozen this morning!