20 Cleveland Bakeries To Get Paczkis From This Fat Tuesday

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In New Orleans, Fat Tuesday means Mardi Gras and drinking, beads and an all out party before Lent begins. In Cleveland, and other parts of the Midwest, we eat paczkis, and we eat a ton of them. These Polish stuffed donuts are divine and if you haven't had them, you're certainly missing out.

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