[jblum315]

Originally Posted by senior citizen

I used to love figs. I didn't know they made wine out of them.

My aunts made fig cookies.

You can make wine from almost anything. In Gilroy, CA, they make it from garlic.

[MikeV]

Boy do I miss our Italian meals back in NJ. My mother would cook all day long and boy was it good. Both my father and mother were first generation Italian-Americans and they knew how to eat. I miss my mom.

[rubicon]

Originally Posted by senior citizen

I would say at the end...... as part of the dessert???
Maybe Rubicon remembers????

I know that in Italy they do not eat their green salad as a first course as we do here in the U.S.

I would just put out the fruit and cheese as a buffet selection along with all the rest of the stuff...........for a big family reunion (not necessarily a sit down dinner)........besides the antipasto which is an appetizer....a huge appetizer..........
I would put out hot dishes like baked ziti and lasagna, etc., chicken cacciatore, etc. Whatever I am in the mood for.....depending also on the season of the year............

In my family the fruit and cheese was offered when guests first arrived. When we sat down the antipasto was served first and could consist of a huge platter of cheese sliced meats olives of all types, peppers, etc

At the end of our meal we ate our salads. I loved to pour some pasta sauce over mine instead of salad dressings.

[DianeM]

Originally Posted by MikeV

Boy do I miss our Italian meals back in NJ. My mother would cook all day long and boy was it good. Both my father and mother were first generation Italian-Americans and they knew how to eat. I miss my mom.

Good food for sure. I'm not Italian but most of my NY friends were as a kid and even as an adult. Good times.