Sweet spotlight shines on paczkis on Fat Tuesday

CHICAGO — At Rudy’s bakery in Chicago, it’s go time for Fat Tuesday.

The longtime small business owner Heladio Guerrero is expecting another year of big business when it comes to the demand for those delicious paczkis.

The round pastry filled with fruit or cream, topped with powdered sugar, chocolate or glaze was born in Poland and brought here by immigrants. It is now shared among Americans of all backgrounds these days…

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