re: #152 RogueOne

Hamtramck is where my family lived when I was born. You might be a long lost cousin.

Definitely neighbors. The Hamtramck border was just a few blocks from my house. I make an annual pilgrimage to the New Palace Bakery on Fat Tuesday to pick up a couple hundred paczkis for the office.

For those who don’t know: Hamtramck was (and still is, to some extent) the center of a large Polish population, and a paczkis is a sort of filled Polish donut deep-fried in lard, traditionally offered just before Lent kicks off. The theory is that one of these ought to be enough to tide you over for the the six week fast about to ensue. They are estimated to contain around 450 calories, each, and are loaded with saturated fats and refined carbohydrates.

And I am a hero when I arrive bearing boxes of them each year.