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This blog is for any of the friends, relatives or decedents of Egidio (James) and Felicetta (Fanny) Warino from Youngstown, Ohio. I hope we can use it as a tool to capture the memories of growing up in our family and the times we shared at Grandma's house on Truesdale Avenue.

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

What do you want for Christmas?

When I was somewhere around 8 years old, Grandma asked me what I wanted for Christmas. There was a toy that I had seen I wanted so bad I could taste it. It was a replica of a Corvette Stingray, a scale model that was remote controlled. Perhaps the first of this sort?

So I told her with all the control I could muster over my exuberance " I Want a Stingray". She smiled and laughed (as always) and said that's so much money.

Time ticked away and Christmas Eve came. The dining room was packed and with all of the other seafood Grandma proudly placed a plate in front of me and said "Buone Natale." I didn't recognize the dish and asked "Grandma what is this" she beamed at me and said, "its Stingray Domini".

God I miss her.

Note: She always left the "c" off my name when she said it ....
Posted by at Wednesday, January 21, 2009

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  1. Cucinanostra1/22/09, 9:00 AM

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  2. Cucinanostra1/22/09, 9:01 AM

    The Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church Cookbook (copyright 1968) says that after the stingray has been deep fried, that it should be placed in a crock and covered with equal parts of vinegar and water along with 20 vials of saffron which has been boiled for 45 minutes. The crock is then covered tightly and set aside until Christmas. Perhaps if we start now it will be ready for the next feast of the 7 fishes!

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