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Orland Park Bakery Pumps Out 65,000 Paczki
What does it take to prepare for Fat Tuesday's paczki craze? See what Orland Park Bakery needed to do to get 65,000 paczki out the door.
ORLAND PARK, IL — Almost everyone loves a good doughnut, and this Fat Tuesday, Orland Park Bakery could put a number on just how many do: 65,000.
WBBM Newsradio's Bernie Tafoya reports that Tom Major, owner of Orland Park Bakery, needed three days, 100 people and an adjacent storefront to fill all of the paczki orders that came in ahead of the Lent season: 65,000 to be exact.
That's a lot of doughnuts.
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One customer said he bought 78 paczki just for yesterday's Fat Tuesday observances.
Major said he offers 18 flavors and has a special way of preparing them.
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