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Wonder Why

(7,031 posts) Thu Dec 11, 2025, 11:39 AM Dec 2025

The biggest thing this year at the White House is the Christmas Tree - or as we Italian Americans would pronounce it

BIG-A-TREE

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The biggest thing this year at the White House is the Christmas Tree - or as we Italian Americans would pronounce it (Original Post) Wonder Why Dec 2025 OP

I'm in a fog. Big-a-mist. usonian Dec 2025 #1

I love the sfogliatelle especially the hint of orange flavor in them. And they haven't been turned ugly like cannolis Wonder Why Dec 2025 #2

My grandparents had two kinds of struffoli. usonian Dec 2025 #3

usonian

(25,332 posts)

1. I'm in a fog. Big-a-mist.

Reply to Wonder Why (Original post)

Thu Dec 11, 2025, 12:01 PM

Dec 2025

Astronaut: Specimen.
Emperor of France: Neapolitan!

And may Santa bring you many struffoli's and sfogliatelle.

CIAO!

Wonder Why

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2. I love the sfogliatelle especially the hint of orange flavor in them. And they haven't been turned ugly like cannolis

Reply to usonian (Reply #1)

Thu Dec 11, 2025, 03:06 PM

Dec 2025

which use anything but ricotta or mascarpone cheese or have those silly chocolate bits (probably Hershey's - Ugh!).

We always bought sfogliatelle at the Italian bakery to eat anytime as a dessert but made struffoli strictly at home for Christmas.

usonian

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3. My grandparents had two kinds of struffoli.

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Thu Dec 11, 2025, 03:14 PM

Dec 2025

Mom's side, the big ones. Dad's side, the very small bits of dough.

Sure was tough deciding.

Sam's Italian Deli in Fresno has sfogliatelle frozen, so you can bake 'em up on the spot.

Grew up in the Boston area. Dad grew up in Easta-Bost.

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