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Today is Fat Tuesday – a day of excess marked by feasting on decadent cakes and pastries. Some celebrate with King Cakes and Paczki, but in Sweden, the Semlar bun is the pastry of choice. WBEZ producer Cianna Greaves visited the Swedish American Museum in Chicago’s Andersonville neighborhood to see how the sweet treats are made.

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WBEZ 91.15 | NPR Station for Chicago News, Politics, Education, Race, Class, Communities and Criminal Justice
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WBEZ 91.15 | NPR Station for Chicago News, Politics, Education, Race, Class, Communities and Criminal Justice

Today is Fat Tuesday – a day of excess marked by feasting on decadent cakes and pastries. Some celebrate with King Cakes and Paczki, but in Sweden, the Semlar bun is the pastry of choice. WBEZ producer Cianna Greaves visited the Swedish American Museum in Chicago’s Andersonville neighborhood to see how the sweet treats are made.