After a long break Paczki Day is back!!! This year, February 13th is Fat Tuesday, also known as Shrove Tuesday or Mardi Gras – the last day before the season of Lent where many Christians refrain from indulgent treats. For Canadians it’s better known as Paczki Day (Tlusty Wtorek in Polish) , when local bakeries serve up dozens of traditional Polish pastries as a last chance to enjoy a sweet treat. Whether or not you observe Lent, you won’t want to miss the opportunity to try a “paczek,” as a single Paczki is called. Paczki (pronounced PONCH-KEE) are deep-fried balls of yeast dough traditionally filled with prunes and covered with powdered sugar or icing. They were originally created to use up all the fats and sugar in the house before Lent and help avoid temptation in the coming weeks. Modern Paczki are just as rich (about 400 Calories a piece !), but come in a variety of flavors, so don’t worry if prunes aren’t your favorite thing. Beside prune filling paczki will be available also in raspberry and rosehip filling.
For all the Paczki lovers – Sunday, February 11 at Holy Trinity Parish Hall after each Mass from 10:00 am until approximately 2:30pm is the place to be to get these delicious treats provided as before by the Sweet Temptations – well known Polish bakery from Missisauga. This grand scale event will be organized and sponsored as usual by the Cultural Committee of Polonia Centre in Windsor. The prices are as following – $2.00 per single (1) piece, $11.0 for six, or $22 per dozen. As mentioned above – there will be three flavors available – with traditional prune filling, raspberry filling and rosehip, all covered with icing We hope to see you there!
