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Post by JB Rockus on Sept 8, 2010 17:01:00 GMT -6
anginettes are a soft citrus sort of cookie that is cake-like
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Post by Duddahs on Sept 9, 2010 10:17:20 GMT -6
They are these little half round cookies.. They are also known as Angels Pillows and they are often made for Christmas.
Sometimes Lemon, sometimes Orange and often a touch of Anisette for a little Licorice flavor... They are white and have hard white frosting on them.
My grandparents always had these out on the counter for us when we come over.... Of course these were my Italian Grandparents.
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Post by misscharlotte on Sept 9, 2010 10:38:10 GMT -6
Ooo I think I know what that is.. but we called them or something like them by another name... I'm going to go find a pic. be right back. Is this sort of what you are talking about? ![]() i51.TP .com/2zi6d7k.jpg[/img] This is the brand I like best... not the kind with the powdered sugar but the glaze that cracks when you bite into them... Oh I got hooked on these when I lived in Germany.. I have to have them at Christmastime. But I have never heard of the Lemon or Orange ones... Always the licorice flavoring. Mmm.  |
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Post by Duddahs on Sept 9, 2010 17:18:51 GMT -6
Close but not exactly..
Those are a Peppermint/Nut type of cookie while Anginettes are made from Grand Manier liquor (orange flavored) some time Lemon Cello and or Anisette to have a licorice flavor...
Also Anginettes are more cake like and Pfeffernusse re more like a Biscotti consistency. Love them both though!
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Post by JB Rockus on Sept 9, 2010 21:02:17 GMT -6
duddahs really likes his sweets!! he always has yummies waiting in the common rooms!  i didn't know you were part italian, duddahs! cool! i'm 100% english |
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Post by Duddahs on Sept 9, 2010 22:08:13 GMT -6
Merlin, we are in the presence of a Pure Blood! Duddahs is Half Italian and Half French via Canada. but He was raised by a Portuguese Dad and an Irish Mom! |
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Post by JB Rockus on Sept 10, 2010 13:43:27 GMT -6
cool!!! lol, no, i'm not a pure blood, per se! people these days always have some ancestry from neighbouring countries at least. even though, on my dad's side, we've been traced back to 1066 in england. it could even go further back...that's when they first started keeping records. before that, it was normandy. now, that was my dad, his dad, etc....but what about everyone else? sure, it's english, but there could be ancestors from somewhere else, too
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Post by grandpalovegood on Sept 10, 2010 13:59:01 GMT -6
I think it's cool doing family history. My parents were really into it. I know I need to start doing research just to take up where they have left off to this point.
My maiden name is Lloyd.. Yes same as the Lloyd's of London.. so my dad's side is from England.. But our branch came here to the US a long time ago. Mom's side has a lot of Irish... German on both sides.. But with so much research as you said, you will find a mixing of many of the surrounding countries. It's easier to say what I am not than what I am. LOL. I'm not African, asian, nor Italian. I do have american indian on both sides... cherokee and some Comanchee on my dad's side.. but to look at me I have more Irish and English traits that most everything else is drowned out. I also have Scottish, Welch, Dutch, French, Sweedish... basically most european. But really I think it's cool... I have a bit of all of these people all inside of me. I have a way to carry on their heritage.
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Post by nz101nz on Sept 10, 2010 16:58:53 GMT -6
Wow Miss C, that sure is a lot! As for Nz, he is just full italian. Nothing really interesting about it.
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Post by JB Rockus on Sept 10, 2010 19:46:09 GMT -6
cool, miss c!! you're a real mix, aren't you? i think that's wicked! nz, nothing interesting? how could you say that? italy has had some interesting history, too you should be proud of your heritage. i'm certainly proud of my heritage! |
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Post by rin68nyr on Sept 10, 2010 20:22:45 GMT -6
Half Italian, half Irish, here! My parents were "pureblood" ;D
My Mom's parents came from Italy as young adults. My Dad's family came over here during the potato famine...from County Cork.
My kids are even more "mudblood" than me....They are 1/2 irish, 1/4 Italian, 1/8 Scottish, 1/8 German.
Erin
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Post by nz101nz on Sept 11, 2010 7:35:54 GMT -6
nz, nothing interesting? how could you say that? italy has had some interesting history, too you should be proud of your heritage. i'm certainly proud of my heritage! No No JB, I am certainly proud of my heritage. What I meant is all of my family is Italian, and there isn't no one of different descent. I'm just saying that it would be more interesting if there were some people of different descent in my family. That way you could learn about other countries history and culture and not just learn about one. |
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Post by fangsfan1 on Sept 11, 2010 19:25:47 GMT -6
I don't have Italian in my family but I have a soft spot for Italy because of my Dad. He was in World War II and stationed in several different countries-but Italy was by far his favorite. He talked a lot about how much he loved it. He said the people were wonderful and in particular there was one family who befriended him and his friends and had them to many meals. When they left Italy the family gave him a St Teresa medal for protection. He wore it even though he wasn't Catholic-he said he never got even a scratch during any of the fighting he was involved in.
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Post by rin68nyr on Sept 12, 2010 6:06:04 GMT -6
Fangfan - That is a great story!
Erin
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Post by grandpalovegood on Sept 12, 2010 19:14:42 GMT -6
NZ... That's interesting. I mean you are all Itallian but you live in Canada? I think that is what I heard you say a couple of times before.
Then Fangsfan... Uh... I've been to Italy... for all of fifteen minutes long enough to pull over and eat a can of ravioli on a waterside bridge area... then leave. For some reason we just felt weird being there.
OH the driving.. Their roads are even smaller than in Germany. Still, it's cool to honk your horn as you drive through a tunnel. It echo's... Oh and they honk back. Yep they know us.. we are the stupid Americans the only people who do that. ;D
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Post by nz101nz on Sept 13, 2010 15:27:29 GMT -6
NZ... That's interesting. I mean you are all Itallian but you live in Canada? I think that is what I heard you say a couple of times before. Yes, that is true, Toronto to be exact. |
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Post by grandpalovegood on Sept 13, 2010 16:44:57 GMT -6
I've been all over the world but I've never been to Mexico nor Canada. My own neighboring countries.
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Post by JB Rockus on Sept 13, 2010 22:44:02 GMT -6
nz, nothing interesting? how could you say that? italy has had some interesting history, too you should be proud of your heritage. i'm certainly proud of my heritage! No No JB, I am certainly proud of my heritage. What I meant is all of my family is Italian, and there isn't no one of different descent. I'm just saying that it would be more interesting if there were some people of different descent in my family. That way you could learn about other countries history and culture and not just learn about one. fair enough but, hey, you can always google if you want to learn more about other countries and their cultures!! you're from toronto? lots of italians there. i'm originally from toronto, too, also lived in my family's hometown (newcastle) in england as a kid, now i live in vancouver. moved here 3 years ago. lol, i miss england and ontario, but can't be everywhere at once ;D i have a curious accent, canadian and english mix lol |
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Post by nz101nz on Sept 14, 2010 15:21:51 GMT -6
Yes, definatly a lot of italians in Toronto now. Actually I am going to start googleing info about other countries. I'll let you know how it goes.
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Post by JB Rockus on Sept 14, 2010 21:21:18 GMT -6
cool, nz!! good luck with that...you'll find loads of things online!! start with one country and go from there. you'll find lots of info and pics, no doubt! |
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