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Packzi Day!
It’s Packzi Day! I recognize many of you may not be aware of this, but it is. As Mardi Gras is to New Orleans and pancakes are to the United Kingdom, and cronuts to Manhattan, so is the glory that is the packzi to those portions of the Midwest fortunate enough to have strong Polish enclaves. But what is the packzi? It is NOT a doughnut, never mind a cronut. It is a glorious, sweet, pastry made of sugar, flour, lard (sorry vegan types!) and other such things you are not supposed to have in the house during Lent. It’s filled with a variety of flavors. The two most traditional…