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Be certain to play AT LEAST one Italian song at today's gig !!!
Buona Festa !!

ciao,
t.

Tony,
how was that joke about the "zeppole" your mother used to make?

Andrea ??? Sorry, my friend, but I am not following this ... ...
t.

Tony,
I remember you telling that when you were much younger in your family it was a custom to celebrate St. Joseph eating zeppole and -if I remember correctly- someone in your family (I think it was your mother) used to prepare LOTS of them... then each year your father used to make a funny comment about St. Joseph who had never eaten stuff like that in his entire life.

I cannot remember the details right now, but at the time I thought it was very amusing...

Tony, hope you get to make a trip to LaSalle Bakery today. I won't so have a Zeppole for me.

Zeppole di San Giuseppe

More...

A detail...

Got it now ...
Actually, the story is that Lydia's grandmother and mother used to make St. Joseph's PASTA very similar to this ... http://www.recipezaar.com/70130

The pasta has a very UNIQUE flavor to say the least, and an acquired taste to eat it ... I used to tell her grandmother that St. Joseph never ate anything like that ...

When our son-in-law was dating our daughter my mother-in-law made the pasta for St. Joseph's Day and told our (then) prospective s-i-l that it was a 'rite of passage' and a sign of a man's love to eat the pasta ... he ate two helpings ... the next year when they were married, he said he would never eat it again !!! ...

As for the zeppole, yes, there are LOTS, but there is no problem eating them ...
t.

Steve .. For the past few years we have gotten them at Roma Gourmet on "da hill" ... ricotta filled and DELIZIOSA !!!
t.

Just a quick note to let you know that the Poles also celebrate St. Joseph Day, just not as actively as do the Italians. Happy St. Joseph's Day to all!

Salute`

I'm a semi Native American, Quasi-Cajun and I never heard of it before! Looks great though.
I will eat a bowl of gumbo and a few pounds of crawfish in honor of St. Joseph's Day!
Also will play That's Amore and Aldila and think of my Italian friends.
Actually there are lots of Italians where I work. I suppose they might even have Zeppole.
DonM

I'll take the one on the right, thanks !!! ...

t.

OMG, my mouth is watering!

Just what my waistline needs.

Those look like cream puffs, not zeppole.

UD, trust me, those are zeppole ... however, some people make them only with the fried dough (usually mixed with ricotta cheese), then dipped in honey or powdered sugar ... we call those "sfingi" ...
t.

excactly Tony....

I had two today.....