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MORE THAN 30,000 PEOPLE GATHER ALONG THE TWO-MILE STRETCH OF PERDIDO BEACH BOULEVARD IN ORANGE BEACH TO CATCH BEADS AND MOON PIES EVERY CARNIVAL SEASON.

THE KREWE OF BILGE ON THE CANALS OF EDEN ISLES IN SLIDELL AND THE KREWE OF TCHEFUNCTE ON THE TCHEFUNCTE RIVER IN MADISONVILLE ARE FLOATING PARADES. KREWE MEMBERS DECORATE BOATS AND

SPANISH TOWN IS THE LARGEST MARDI GRAS PARADE IN BATON ROUGE. THE MANTRA OF THIS THOROUGHLY PINK-FLAMINGOED COMMUNITY IS: “BAD TASTE IS BETTER THAN NO TASTE AT ALL.”

WATERCRAFT IN MARDI GRAS COLORS AND HURL THROWS TO THRONGS OF PARADE- GOERS ALONG THE BANKS.

Mardi Gras Pizza Makes 1 12-inch pizza

Lightly oil a large bowl. Place the dough in the bowl and turn to coat with oil. Cover with a damp cloth or plastic wrap, and let rise in a warm place until doubled in volume, about 2 hours. When it has risen, punch down the dough. Preheat oven and a pizza stone to 375°F. Roll dough into one large circle, to ½-inch thickness. Carefully remove hot stone from oven, and place pizza on it. Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes, or until lightly browned. Remove from the oven. Stuff the baby into the bottom of the dough, and spread the frosting over the top while the dough is still warm. Sprinkle purple, green and yellow colored sugars atop the frosting.

FOR GARNISH: 1 plastic baby Colored purple, green and yellow granulated sugar HOW TO PREP: Scald milk; remove from heat and stir in the butter. Allow mixture to cool to room temperature. In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in the warm water with 1 tablespoon of the white sugar. Let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes. When yeast mixture is bubbling, add the cooled milk mixture. Whisk in the eggs. Stir in the remaining white sugar, salt and nutmeg. Beat the flour into the milk/egg mixture, 1 cup at a time. When the dough has pulled together, turn it out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, about 8 to 10 minutes.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED FOR DOUGH: 1 cup milk ¼ cup butter 2 ¾-ounce packs active dry yeast

² / ₃ cup warm water ½ cup white sugar 2 eggs 1½ teaspoons salt ½ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg 5½ cups all-purpose flour

FOR FROSTING: 1 cup confectioner’s sugar 1 tablespoon water

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