Shrove Tuesday is for Pancakes, fastnachts and pączki.Across the U.K., (and Canada) pancakes are flipped in celebration of Shrove Tuesday. The Pennsylvania Dutch fry up fastnachts (a raised doughnut). Folks of Polish descent (and apparently, residents of Michigan) polish off plenty of pączki (extra-rich jelly or cream-filled doughnuts).A Fasnacht, is a fatty doughnut treat served traditionally on Fastnacht Day (Shrove Tuesday), the day before Lent starts. Fasnachts were made as a way to empty the pantry of lard, sugar, fat, and butter, which were traditionally fasted from during Lent.
A pączki is a deep-fried piece of dough shaped into a flattened sphere and filled with jam or other sweet filling.
2 comments:
I had no idea what you were talking about when I saw the word "pączki".
Dick's Mom made them every year and we call them 'punch key'. Had no idea the word was spelled that way.
Just thinking about pączki brings back lots of memories.
Thanks for trip down memory lane.
They look delicious...similiar to our doughnuts. I wish I could reach right in and grab the one that looks lemon filled. Yum!
Hugs
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