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Originally Posted by 2BNTV
We called them wedges that came from Birratella's bakery. They came two to a package and were joined together, You just pulled them apart. You either got a half of a wedge or a whole wedge. In CT, they call them grinders and some places call them submarines, (not quite the same). Mom was a very good cook who was born outside of Naples in a town called Vitulazio, (now called Villa Fortuna). Dad was from Melo, (about 70 miles out of Lisbon, Portugal, (he didn't cook as he never lifted a pot or pan in his life). LOL
My grandfather landed in Younstown Ohio to stay with his brother and then moved to Yonkers, New York where all of my immediate family was born. All aunts and uncles were born in Italy. Dad's family landed in Bedford, Ma, and then he ran away to Newark, N.J. where my granfather followed him with the family. He then ran away to Yonkers where my grandfather tracked him down again so he gave up. At least thats the story I was told. All aunts and uncles were born in Portugal.
Wish I had a potato and wedge for my lunch today.  |
Well, it is a small world indeed..........I couldn't find your mom's town. The village must be very small. However, Naples was the big port city that everyone from Laurenzana sailed out of , in the late 1800's....to New York City. My dad also went to Newark New Jersey to work and that's where he met my mom. He later moved there; the only one to leave New York , except for the one who went to Connecticut. Earlier ones went all over for jobs.
I think the bread I was referring to was circular with a little "hole" in the middle..........great for cappacola (ham) sandwiches.
Getting back to Naples, it is in the province of Campania .
Naples is the big seaport. The "cousins" who stayed in Italy , all ended up in Naples for work. Some went up to Venice in the north.
Campania is right next to the province of Basilicata where Laurenzana was, high up in the mountains........it was kind of southeast of ANZI. I have photos of World War II American soldiers who , after the war ended, on their free time, went to my grandmother's village and took a lot of photos.....these were found in her suitcase in her closet when she passed in 1965....plus pics of the old castle on the hill.........all those old villages had castles dating back from the 11th century, built by the Greeks........
If you ever saw the HGTV channel, on the international homes, they've been going to Italy and people are buying these extremely old "humble" homesteads for like $40,000 or less..........nothing has changed. It's like time stood still. This is what they call the "old town" section of the towns.....all of these mountain villages are extremely HILLY.
She would have been very surprised to learn that I ended up in a mountainous state (out of New Jersey).
My grandmother's family had a bakery but in the '70s it was destroyed by an earthquake in Laurenzana. I have pics of that. Totally destroyed.
I sent you your sandwich. Didn't you get it????? Look in your in box.