Aaron
Moderator
Paczki’s aren’t a well known item around here, since we’ve got King Cakes. But then just now I saw 6 count box of them at Walmart, so I bought one. Damn they’re good!
How does your state work?
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Paczki’s aren’t a well known item around here, since we’ve got King Cakes. But then just now I saw 6 count box of them at Walmart, so I bought one. Damn they’re good!
HecticArt
Administrator
A lot of the local bakeries up here make them every year, and I look forward to them.
I'm bummed that I missed out this year. They are pretty much over-glorified jell-filled donuts, but kind of like beignet's, they have their own special thing going on. I'd be really tempted to trade paczki day for beignet day though.
I'm bummed that I missed out this year. They are pretty much over-glorified jell-filled donuts, but kind of like beignet's, they have their own special thing going on. I'd be really tempted to trade paczki day for beignet day though.
Channel98
Don't yell or hit.
Pączki, pronounced "pōnch-kee," is the plural of paczek, pronounced "pōnch-ek." The mark under the "a" is an ogonek, which means "little tail"and indicates that the letter is to be pronounced with a nasalized sound. Don't ask me how to do that. I'm not Polish. Here is a recipe:
www.jennycancook.com
Polish Pączki Recipe, Oven Baked Jelly Donuts | Jenny Can Cook
Traditional Polish pączki are fried but with my healthy recipe they are oven-baked, then filled with jam or my favorite: homemade custard. Best paczki recipe.
www.jennycancook.com
scotchandcigar
All I wanted was some steak
I know blintzes. Sounds a little like that.
HecticArt
Administrator
I don't think I've had that flavor before.
As long as I can still get regular donuts, I could trade trade paczki's for beignets.
sadchild
Dude
scotchandcigar
All I wanted was some steak
I love my state. Last year, they sent each household an $850 check from the budget surplus, to help with costs due to inflation. And now, each of us received a $450 check to help with heating costs. Maine, the way life should be.
IdRatherBeSkiing
Sherbert is NOT and NEVER WILL BE ice cream.
There are some economic theorists who believe that giving people extra spending money fuels inflation -- like pouring gas on a fire.
IdRatherBeSkiing
Sherbert is NOT and NEVER WILL BE ice cream.
They are more likely to share their deficit.
scotchandcigar
All I wanted was some steak
I don't think that's right. When a government has a deficit and gives out money, that causes government costs to rise, which leads to inflation. Also, giving raises or increasing wages causes inflation. But in general (not those cases), it stimulates the economy.
That only happens with targeted assistance. Giving everyone money to counter real inflation stimulates the economy and reduces poverty. The issue is where the money comes from.
IdRatherBeSkiing
Sherbert is NOT and NEVER WILL BE ice cream.
I have probably heard it in the context of the Government of Canada which has a huge deficit. So that would fit the first scenario you listed. I, not being an economist, missed the part about the deficit in that statement.
sadchild
Dude
For those who don't know
30 years ago I would see these signs and say "Maine, the way life used to be"
Aaron
Moderator
This week I bought the Paczki’s chocolate covered filled with Bavarian cream. So good. Thanks to my metabolism for keeping me a healthy weight, in spite of myself…
scotchandcigar
All I wanted was some steak
I grew up in "evil" territory, in suburban north Jersey. It seemed that the people around me liked where they lived, and appreciated the proximity to NYC. I certainly heard about people calling NJ a shithole, but they were obviously referring to the shitty parts of the state, not where we lived. But the attitude was nothing like when I graduated and moved to Mass. Massachusetts natives had this weird pride and arrogance about how they lived in the greatest place on earth - that "Center of the universe" expression is dead-on. The reality is that every other place on earth offers something that Massachusetts doesn't have - but you can't tell them that.
When I started my job, I had a coworker who was born and raised in Haverhill Mass. She never realized (until I pointed it out) that Massachusetts shares a border with NY (on the western border). There are so many Mass natives who just never go anywhere, except when they vacation with all the other Mass-holes.
When I started my job, I had a coworker who was born and raised in Haverhill Mass. She never realized (until I pointed it out) that Massachusetts shares a border with NY (on the western border). There are so many Mass natives who just never go anywhere, except when they vacation with all the other Mass-holes.