Posted on 03/01/2022 6:53:38 AM PST by NOBO2012
Gained a pound of weight just skimming through the pictures. Looks yummy. Bride back on her Whole Thirty diet today.
I'm also wondering if there are any Polish bakeries in town. So far I'm resisting the urge to Google it... But it's only been 2 min since I read this.
I’m on the hook for next year’s King cake.
I got the baby in my slice.
Go for it.
I thought she was Biden’s press secretary
Powidl is cooked for several hours, in order to achieve the necessary sweetness and consistency. The plums used should be harvested as late as possible, ideally after the first frosts, in order to ensure they contain enough sugar.
In Austria, Moravia and Bohemia, powidl is the basis for Buchteln, powidl cake and Germknödel, but it is also used as a sandwich spread. Powidl will keep for a long time, especially if kept in traditional crockery.
Traditionally, large amounts of powidl to be used as a winter store and natural sweetener were prepared in late autumn during a communal event. Since constantly stirring the stew was exhausting work, people took turns, and did easier work in between turns. The Czech term povidla is plural only (the Polish word powidła as well).
More anglicized - povidla - plum jam.
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I’ve got garaczki in front of me now.
Here in Pennsylvania dutch country, we have fastnacht day. Fastnachts are donuts made with bread dough. It’s always the day before Lent. I don’t know how the tradition began, but I suspect that Mardigras is a lot more fun.
I’ve already had my paczki today. Apple cream cheese. It’s pronounced more like ponchos, but I’m not Polish.
I’ve put away about a dozen of the bloody things already! They’ve been available for a couple of weeks.0
Poonchki. Auto correct, sorry.
Must head up to my favorite Polish market in Boston to see if they have any left. On an average day they are cleaned out.
I used to work at Czech and Polish festivals and as the boss (who was one) liked to say “C’mon’ these Pollacks really know how to eat!”
“Gained a pound of weight just skimming through the pictures.”
Me, too! *YUM*
Had mine today.
I saw the King Cakes being sold at my discount Grocery Store in Warrington, Florida, and I simply thought they were pretty neat, and so big that I couldn’t eat one in one sitting. I had no idea they were related to Mardi Gras. In fact, I had no idea that Pensacola even celebrated Mardi Gras. I’m learning something new down here every day!
I’m on the hook for next year’s King cake.
I got the baby in my slice.
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I have a family member who works at a hospital and got the piece of cake with the baby. LOL they thought it was a mistake—something mistakenly fallen into the batter? They had not heard of the tradition.
But they will take the good will and blessings that come from God associated with the tradition since hospital is terminating them for not taking the clot shot...They could use some blessing.
Also, since they are being terminated, the hospital will have to find someone else to get the cake next year.
In addition, the department is putting them on schedule after their termination date...Could be a problem for the department since family member is a lead and it took time to recruit/hire...
I never heard of these until moving way up north yo the Michigan state line. Near South Bend, big Polish community. Every grocery has every flavor of paczki, even prune/plum. Sometimes multi-culturalism ain’t so bad!
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