I don't really approve of filled king cakes. I mean, they're okay, but they don't seem like king cakes to me.
Funny thing about black and white. You mix it together and you get gray. And it doesn't matter how much white you try and put back in, you're never gonna get anything but gray.
Lilah ,'Destiny'
Natter 65: Speed Limit Enforced by Aircraft
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Dana - Feb 16, 2010 8:38:49 am PST #8685 of 30001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
megan walker - Feb 16, 2010 8:41:28 am PST #8686 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I'm sort of glad they are not like the king cakes I know because eating them on Mardi Gras never made sense to me. Now I can just compartmentalize them in my brain as two entirely different beasts.
Daisy Jane - Feb 16, 2010 8:41:37 am PST #8687 of 30001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
How come?
megan walker - Feb 16, 2010 8:47:37 am PST #8688 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Because the cakes were traditionally made for Epiphany (hence the king), which is when I've always had them.
ETA: Galettes are generally only sold in early January, although sometimes this is extended through Chandeleur (Candlemas), which some consider the close of the Christmas season. Galettes are puff pastry filled with frangipane (which I love).
P.M. Marc - Feb 16, 2010 8:52:42 am PST #8689 of 30001
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Plei - polish question for you. I have Ruby Slippers from China Glaze and would love to find a black with a similar glitter/shimmer. Any suggestions?
Lubu Heels, which is also China Glaze.
§ ita § - Feb 16, 2010 8:53:08 am PST #8690 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Are king cakes more associated with the end of the Mardi Gras season than the beginning? I figured everyone was just rushing to get them in, but that the good eatings started on Epiphany. Unlike paczki, which I associate with the day itself.
megan walker - Feb 16, 2010 8:53:53 am PST #8691 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Plei - polish question for you
With all the talk of paczki, I read this as Polish.
Daisy Jane - Feb 16, 2010 8:55:10 am PST #8692 of 30001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Ack! I was unclear. I was asking Dana.
ita, we got them pretty much anytime during carnival season.
megan walker - Feb 16, 2010 8:56:45 am PST #8693 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Are king cakes more associated with the end of the Mardi Gras season than the beginning? I figured everyone was just rushing to get them in, but that the good eatings started on Epiphany. Unlike paczki, which I associate with the day itself.
Yeah, I'm assuming it's a blending of the original king cake concept with the using-up-things-before-Lent pancake/crepe/paczki concept that extends from one holiday to the other.
-t - Feb 16, 2010 8:59:39 am PST #8694 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
King cakes, in my experience, go all the way from Epiphany to Mardi Gras. You get the baby, you provide the next day's king cake. I it weren't for Lent, it would never end.