Re: tradition

Tony, I can relate to Dago red!  I grew up in Kenosha, Wisc which was
settled by Germans,  and Italians from Calabria and Romano. My first job was
at the Italian deli/wine store. The older men were precious - they all had
their own home brew.
I buy Carlo Rossi Paisano and its not even close.  I remember Dago red- it
definitely smacked your tongue around! Now that I live in Charlottesville,
Va, it is a whole new world.  So few Italians!  I talk about cappocolo and
they look at me with a blank stare. It is much, much different.  Pizza is
for the most part chain stores, not ma and pa. No good crust. Ok, now I am
homesick despite all the snow up there.  :^(
-Peg in Va.  (I dont eat meat anymore but I make an exception for a really
good prosciutto di Parma..  mea culpa)


----- Original Message -----
From: "Tony Veca" <romans8@attbi.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2002 9:23 PM
Subject: [CHAT] tradition


> on 12/12/02 3:54 PM, TeichFlora@aol.com wrote:
>
> > traditions
>
> Well, this was when I was a kid back in NJ. We all met at grandmas. She
was
> in charge of the cooking. The sphagetti sauce was already simmering, ummmm
I
> could still smell it. She was up earrrrrly. My mother & 2 sisters helped
to
> make home made pasta & ravioli. She directed the whole thing. Grandpa, my
> pop * older sons sat around drinking home brewed "dago red". Powerful
stuff.
> Yes, I did drink some on the sly. I got "sick". This was done for all the
> major holidays. It was gr888. Oh, I forgot, meatballs too!!!!
>
> Tony <><
>
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