Hi all - you sure have been quiet! Just to let you know that I updated the web site a little bit. The list of the site's contributors are now accessable from...
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Lisa Perkins
lisaperkins@...
Nov 17, 1999 2:12 pm
Dear Tony, I recently became acquainted with a man named Bill Volpentesta. He must have seen your name on the contributor list but is having trouble ...
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Oldiani@...
Nov 21, 1999 2:19 am
Hi everyone, I've missed hearing from you so thought I would start a thread. The holidays will soon be upon us and I'm wondering if some of the family customs...
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MJRuffolo@...
Nov 21, 1999 4:40 am
Dear friends/cousins (I'm guessing that most of us ARE), Yes, the foods you mentioned were regularly on our Christmas table. Though we "fasted" on Christmas...
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Diane
patdiane@...
Nov 21, 1999 3:09 pm
I think we all should send in our family receipts. I have only a few since my relatives all make them for me at xmas. It would be a wonderful way for us to...
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Diane
patdiane@...
Nov 21, 1999 3:15 pm
I remember the dishes you spoke about. I think it would be wonderful if we all sent in our recipes. There was nothing like xmas at my grandpa Belmonte I...
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MJRuffolo@...
Nov 21, 1999 10:02 pm
My mouth is watering again... mary jane...
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Oldiani@...
Nov 22, 1999 2:34 am
Dear Mary Jane et al, Oh how I loved that fried dough with the anchovie. My family called them cuderiti with a hard "c". Don't know if that is anywhere near...
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Oldiani@...
Nov 22, 1999 2:35 am
Dear Diane et al, The Easter pancake is a frittatta. Lisa and I drooled talking about them at Easter this past year. No one made tham like my Aunt Oakley...
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Lisa Perkins
lisaperkins@...
Nov 22, 1999 3:36 am
Dear Louise, Mary Jane, Diane and you other shy-guys and gals, This conversation is NOT what I need for my willpower as these holiday parties start happening -...
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Francesca Nudo
fannynudo@...
Nov 22, 1999 3:54 am
Well, just to chime in, the fried doughnut-like things you ate that were filled with anchovies were "guddurieddu", and my mother's and grandmother's were ...
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MJRuffolo@...
Nov 22, 1999 5:39 am
Dear Hungry Cousins-- Ahhhh, the cappicola. For years I've dreamt about that wonderful flavorful...meat? salami? Then, two months ago, I moved to Kansas City...
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Diane
patdiane@...
Nov 22, 1999 5:27 pm
Well Paesanos here I think is the first recipe. I too remember fondly the holidays at my grandfathers house. I remember all the food staying on the table all...
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Francesca Nudo
fannynudo@...
Nov 22, 1999 7:26 pm
and have added my grandmother's recipe for scaliddi. Diane, your recipes look great! Can you add them to the list? Or would you like me to? As for the rest of...
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Diane
patdiane@...
Nov 22, 1999 8:35 pm
Ciao Cugina, How do I add them to the vault? Where is it? I would appreciate the recipe for the anchovy sauce for the pasta....
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Oldiani@...
Nov 22, 1999 9:20 pm
Diane, Thanks for the recipe. Can't put my fingers on my mom's scalidi recipe. Here is one of my favorites: Ravioli (makes about 72) Dough: 8 eggs 1/3 cup...
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Francesca Nudo
fannynudo@...
Nov 23, 1999 1:11 am
when you are on the egroups page for our group (http://www.egroups.com/ group/maranofamilies/) you will see a group of blue buttons on the top of the page:...
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Lisa Perkins
lisaperkins@...
Nov 23, 1999 1:13 am
Dear Diane and anyone else who may be wondering: To get into the Vault, You need to go onto the e-groups web site: http://www.egroups.com/group/maranofamilies/...
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Diane
patdiane@...
Nov 23, 1999 3:03 am
Thank you Louise. I can't wait to make them, perhaps that will be our xmas dinner this year. Send any family recipes that you have. They are the best. You...
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Peter L Belmonte
pb25@...
Nov 23, 1999 3:42 am
Hello Fellow Maranesi, Well, this thread has me very hungry. My recollections are similar to everyone elses--I thing Fanny has the pronunciation down very...
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Lisa Perkins
lisaperkins@...
Nov 23, 1999 4:19 am
Dear Pete, Come to think of it, my relatives who had a house, rather than an apartment, did have a kitchen in the basement. That is where we ate and ...
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Anthony Molinaro
tonydebmo@...
Nov 23, 1999 5:46 am
It's "mangia! mangia!" My wife's family still celebrates Christmas Eve with a big fish/seafood feast. We have scallops, mussels, crab, shrimp, calamari,...
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WVolpent@...
Nov 23, 1999 5:50 am
Lisa, My aunt and uncle had the same arrangement in the basement, with a very large wood stove for cooking, canning, and anything else you'de want to do. We...
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WVolpent@...
Nov 23, 1999 5:56 am
Tony, Bill Volpentesta here. Did you get my email...
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Lisa Perkins
lisaperkins@...
Nov 23, 1999 2:09 pm
Hi all, I was fortunate to meet Bill Volpentest and invited him to join our discussion group. He and I share the same surname, Volpentesta, from the town of...
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WVolpent@...
Nov 23, 1999 2:46 pm
Lisa, Thank you once again for the invitation. I am 66 years young, am married to Betty, my best friend, have six children and 10 1/2 grandchildren. My ...
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Diane
patdiane@...
Nov 23, 1999 6:01 pm
Lisa, My daughter still has the lamp with the trickle of water like a waterfall. My grandmother had a full kitchen in the basement, also a wine cellar, ...
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Anthony Molinaro
tonydebmo@...
Nov 24, 1999 3:11 am
Yes I did. Lisa was nice to forward it to me. We have so many family names in common, but I haven't found a match yet. I'll keep analyzing all the names. Tony...
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Lisa Perkins
lisaperkins@...
Nov 29, 1999 3:54 pm
Hi all, I just updated the pedigree database at the ROOTSWEB site only. Shown are about 250 more names than before thanks to birth records from Louise, more...
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Diane
patdiane@...
Dec 2, 1999 1:30 pm
I don't know if you all know of this site, but thought I would pass it along to you. Diane. VIRTUALITALIA.COM (http://www.virtualitalia.com) The...
