Poles & Italians--don't forget to wear red tomorrow!

[bif]

It's St. Joseph's Day. He's the patron saint of both Poland and Italy, so it's the wearin' o' the red tomorrow!

[graywarrior]

1. Ha! My mother was Italian and my dad was Polish! ! ! !

And we always had St. Joseph's aspirin in the house. Woooo-eeeeeeeee-oooooooo.

[mondo joe]

2. And eat Pasta con Sardi. Oh and sfingi. Haven't had a sfingi in 20 years.

[bif]

3. What is sfingi?

[mondo joe]

5. Sfingi is a sotr of Italian pastry - little wet wads of dough get put into hot oil

and puff up. Some fill them with a cream, others sprinkle with powdered sugar.

They have a very distinct almost bitter taste, in my experience, but they're traditional.

[LeftyMom]

4. I'm half Italian- should I wear pink?

[bif]

6. Today, March 19th is St. Joseph's Day!

[BarenakedLady]

7. Ooooo

What is the name of that Italian pastry? My boss used to bring them in on St. Joseph's Day many years ago. They were damn good!

[mondo joe]

8. We used to have Sfingi on St Joseph's day. Don't know if that's why you had.

[BarenakedLady]

9. I'm thinking canolli?

it was pastry with cream inside. For some reason I thought it was called something else. :shrug: The pastry place near the prison where I was working only offered them around this time.

[mondo joe]

10. Ah, Cannoli -- like this?

[BarenakedLady]

11. Yummy

Yar that looks like it. Thanks!

My tummy just grumbled. :)

[mondo joe]

12. I never knew them to be a St Joseph's day food - but any day that includes cannoli is a good one!

[BarenakedLady]

13. After some research

It was zeppoles, which I guess is what you were describing.

[mondo joe]

16. Oh neat! I never knew them by that name. Thanks for teaching me something new.

:D

[Inchworm]

14. I don't remember this holiday

I'm pretty Polish too. So, I'm supposed to eat canolis?

:shrug:

:P

[BeachBaby]

15. Woo-hoo! Pollock party time!

I will wear red, and make pierogies and kielbasa for dinner.