Gracie, let me assure you that you will survive the experience. my Irish/German wife did and she says that if she can survive doing it, you can too!
The recipes given so far sounds much like my Italian mother would have made it. She not only made the parm, but she also pickled it many times. I can remember the large crocks she used with a round board of some kind on top. Earlier on she cut them in round slices, but later on in small strips. Umm the sandwiches they would make!
Speaking of sandwiches, I prefer that they be cut in round slices rather than oblong ones for the parm because they're easier to handle when making sandwiches. The leftovers make great cold sandwiches. Mom would make them using Italian bread before we would load up the car for vacation then stop along the way at a rest area for a short picnic. Also packed them for a night at the drive-in movies!
Good luck on your new adventure and let us know how they came out... or better yet, make a sandwich out of the leftovers and... well, you know where our house is!
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