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PACZKI: Not just another jelly donut People may not agree on how to pronounce them, but everyone is gathering to gobble up PACZKI on Fat Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday. Emigrants of Poland pronounce them "poonch-key" or " punch-key". These round sugarcoated The "new" Old World version is an extra large dough ball, enriched with eggs and deep-fried. Each is filled with your choice of, custard cream, lemon, apricot, buttercream, chocolate buttercream, prune or jelly, and then rolled in fine granulated sugar. Smacznego! Paczki availability dates January 12, 2010 through Fat Tuesday, February 16th, 2010 Prices $1.00 Each $10.99 Dozen KING'S CAKES The "king cake" takes its name from the Biblical three kings. Catholic tradition states that their journey to Bethlehem took twelve days (the "Twelve Days of Christmas"), and that they arrived to honor the Christ child on Epiphany. The season for king cake extends from the end of the Twelve Days of Christmas (Twelfth Night and Epiphany Day), through to Mardi Gras day. Some organizations or groups of friends may have "king cake parties" every week through the Carnival season. Traditionally King's Cakes have a small toy baked into them, usually a small plastic baby. The person who gets the piece with the baby is blessed with good luck and usually has to buy the next King Cake. Our King Cake is a cinnamon filled, danish coffee cake. We don't bake a baby into the cake, but place it on top instead. Prices 11.99 each Please order ahead so that we may better serve you. |
fruit-filled Polish pastries were served each year on the day before Lent (a period of abstinence observed by Roman Catholics). Originally, Paczki were made for practical reasons to use up lard and eggs that were prohibited during the fasting season. Now it is a final binge of enjoying sweets before doing penance. Whatever way it is thought of, all seem to enjoy the tasty treat of Paczki, which means "little package".