021218 Fat Tuesday (MA)

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Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Scott Offord grabs a tray of paczkis to fry at Country Donuts on Monday, Feb. 12, 2018 in Crystal Lake. The bakery will finish making nearly 4,000 dozen paczkis over a six-day span to accommodate orders for Mardi Gras.

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Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Stephanie Parison shakes confectionary sugar over a tray of filled paczkis at Country Donuts on Monday, Feb. 12, 2018 in Crystal Lake. The bakery will finish making nearly 4,000 dozen paczkis over a six-day span to accommodate orders for Mardi Gras.

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Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Carol LaRue stacks paczki orders for pick-up at Country Donuts on Monday, Feb. 12, 2018 in Crystal Lake. The bakery will finish making nearly 4,000 dozen paczkis over a six-day span to accommodate orders for Mardi Gras.

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Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Stephanie Parison fills paczkis with a strawberry filling at Country Donuts on Monday, Feb. 12, 2018 in Crystal Lake. The bakery will finish making nearly 4,000 dozen paczkis over a six-day span to accommodate orders for Mardi Gras.

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Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Scott Offord rolls the dough that will become a paczki as customers line up for their orders at Country Donuts on Monday, Feb. 12, 2018 in Crystal Lake. The bakery will finish making nearly 4,000 dozen paczkis over a six-day span to accommodate orders for Mardi Gras.

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Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Paczki boxes are stacked dozens-high at Country Donuts on Monday, Feb. 12, 2018 in Crystal Lake. The bakery will finish making nearly 4,000 dozen paczkis over a six-day span to accommodate orders for Mardi Gras.