Paczki in Kalamazoo: A deep-fried celebration of excess for Fat Tuesday

Crowds line up to get their fill of Paczki on Fat Tuesday. Posted 9:28 am, February 17, 2015, by Laura Langemo, Updated at (WITI) — Everybody is Polish on Paczki Day! Laura hangs at National Bakery as crowds of people are celebrating 

(WITI) — Fat Tuesday, Mardi Gras, Paczki Day – there are a lot of names for the day before Lent. And to celebrate, Chip enjoys the festivities at the Polish Center. Click here to learn more.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Long lines, the smell of prune filling and accordion music must mean it's 'Paczki Day' in Grand Rapids. Marge's Donut Den, 1751 28th St. SW in Wyoming, is so popular, paczki customers waited more than an hour to place their orders.

(WITI) — Fat Tuesday, Mardi Gras, Paczki Day – there are a lot of names for the day before Lent. And to celebrate, Chip enjoys the festivities at the Polish Center. Click here to learn more.

If you've ever wondered how paczki would made or wanted to try your hand at making them, we have just the recipe. The tradition of making pazcki is seen as a way to use up fat-laden ingredients and sweets before Lent when many Catholics abstain from