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Tuesday, February 21, is Fastnacht Day, 2023, and Mary Dice, owner of Dice’s Creative Cakes in Boyertown, celebrates the 6-week Fastnacht season by baking fastnachts using her father’s family recipe, going back 3-4 generations.
Fastnacht Day—also known as Fat Tuesday, Mardi Gras, or Shrove Tuesday has been a popular day in Pennsylvania German culture when the PA Germans feasted on fastnachts, specialty doughnuts that originated in Germany in the 1200’s.
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Sunny, with a high of 83 and low of 61 degrees. Sunny in the morning, clear overnight.
Kudos to Zack! In these troubled times, the world could use many more people like him. And kudos to Boyertown for providing the kind of atmosphere where Zack (and others like him) can grove and thrive. Finally, is the book mentioned still available? I'd like to buy one as I remember all of the people mentioned.
Yes, Mark. The books are available at Studio B Art Gallery and the Building a Better Boyertown office.