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Subject: [POLAND] Re: POLAND-ROOTS-D Digest V04 #103
Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2004 04:03:54 EST
Happy Birthday Debbie, whenever it is........still laffin at your comment
here. I copied and saved the recipes, but was kinda wondering myself if I'd ever
really make them...LOL
Pat
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Subject: Re: [POLAND] Tl~usty Czwartek
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Cynthia,
Thanks for the heads-up. I, too forgot, as I was focused on the fact
that Lent this year starts AFTER my birthday. This really isn't as
important as it was when I was a kid and couldn't have a party because
it was Lent.
BTW I am accepting donations of pa~czki. Can't get them here and I make
it a rule never to make something that has to rise three times. ;)
Debbie
Cynthia Piech wrote:
> I've been so busy I didn't realize that yesterday was
> Tl~usty Czwartek! Here's an article from the PolAm
> Journal that explains that the Polish tradition is to
> start to prepare for Lent on the Thursday before Lent,
> not the Tuesday. That gives us 5 extra days to party!
>
> http://www.polamjournal.com/Library/Holidays/paczki/body_paczki.html
>
> So if you're Polish (or want to be) it's o.k. to eat a
> pa~czki every day until next Wednesday! >>
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