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cacman Offline
#1 Posted: Mon, Dec 11 2017, 3:27 PM EST
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My favorite!
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victor809 Offline
#2 Posted: Mon, Dec 11 2017, 3:41 PM EST
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My mother used to make pizelles during the holidays.
Pizelles and scalielas.... always liked those
jjanecka Offline
#3 Posted: Mon, Dec 11 2017, 4:26 PM EST
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These look interesting
victor809 Offline
#4 Posted: Mon, Dec 11 2017, 4:52 PM EST
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jjanecka wrote:
These look interesting


They're a delicious anise based cookie. You make them in essentially a waffle iron (with different patterns on the press). ..
I've never found store bought ones that weren't disgustingly hard. They're supposed to be a soft cookie.... not dried out to all hell.

I may take my mom's pizelle maker home with me some day and try my hand at it. I'm sure her recipe is in the recipe box.
ypetryna Offline
#5 Posted: Mon, Dec 11 2017, 5:00 PM EST
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never knew the official name of these, but they are great. and you are correct, too easy to ruin, like with store bought hockey pucks.
NapalmMan67 Offline
#6 Posted: Mon, Dec 11 2017, 10:06 PM EST
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Mmmmmm... waffle cookies.
danmdevries Offline
#7 Posted: Mon, Dec 11 2017, 10:26 PM EST
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My mom used to make these, had a special waffle iron thing and stuff.

Hated the stupid things.
victor809 Offline
#8 Posted: Tue, Dec 12 2017, 12:43 AM EST
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... well that just makes you a terrible person.
cacman Offline
#9 Posted: Tue, Dec 12 2017, 12:57 AM EST
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^ Prefer to think that just leaves more for everyone else!

Enjoyed these Italian waffles warm and fresh off the griddle for breakfast with a shot of espresso!
cacman Offline
#10 Posted: Tue, Dec 12 2017, 1:24 AM EST
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victor809 wrote:
Pizelles and scalielas.... always liked those

Scalielas? I'm curious what those are?

Found recipes for Cucidatis and Anginettis that my grandmother used to make.
victor809 Offline
#11 Posted: Tue, Dec 12 2017, 1:26 AM EST
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Scaleilas... I may be spelling it wrong.
Mom and grandma would run dough through the pasta press until it was thin, cut it into strips, braid the strips and then deep fry them. After they cool they are covered in a heated anise honey.

Similar are the pig ears... same thing just a different shape
victor809 Offline
#12 Posted: Tue, Dec 12 2017, 1:33 AM EST
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https://www.canstockphoto.com/images-photos/scalili.html

Pictured are pigs ears (or what we called pigs ears) in the foreground.
cacman Offline
#13 Posted: Tue, Dec 12 2017, 1:38 AM EST
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victor809 wrote:
Mom and grandma would run dough through the pasta press until it was thin, cut it into strips, braid the strips and then deep fry them. After they cool they are covered in a heated anise honey.

Sound similar to Cenci Cookies, but with honey.
https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/italian-cenci-cookies

Thanks.
victor809 Offline
#14 Posted: Tue, Dec 12 2017, 1:41 AM EST
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http://tradingplates.com.au/christmas-crostoli/
This is what we always called scalilas... they were always dredged in anise honey... f'ing delicious
victor809 Offline
#15 Posted: Tue, Dec 12 2017, 1:43 AM EST
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Looks about the same.
cacman Offline
#16 Posted: Tue, Dec 12 2017, 1:56 AM EST
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Yep. Similar but different dough as the crostoli includes anise.

You're Italian?
victor809 Offline
#17 Posted: Tue, Dec 12 2017, 2:25 AM EST
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Mothers side is.
cacman Offline
#18 Posted: Tue, Dec 12 2017, 3:12 AM EST
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^ LMFAO!
That explains a lot!
Northern or Southern origin?
victor809 Offline
#19 Posted: Tue, Dec 12 2017, 3:53 AM EST
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Southern.
cacman Offline
#20 Posted: Tue, Dec 12 2017, 4:05 AM EST
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^ Figures!
Does Medici ring a bell?
Buckwheat Offline
#21 Posted: Tue, Dec 12 2017, 8:27 AM EST
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Never had one before; they certainly look good. Flapper
jjanecka Offline
#22 Posted: Tue, Dec 12 2017, 8:30 AM EST
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The only pig ears I know about are real pig ears cut into strips and deep fried...
MACS Offline
#23 Posted: Tue, Dec 12 2017, 8:40 AM EST
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Hey, look!! Victor and Cacman are sharing recipes and stuff.

It's a Christmas miracle!!
BuckyB93 Offline
#24 Posted: Tue, Dec 12 2017, 9:43 AM EST
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My mom always made rosettes.

https://www.thespruce.com/how-to-make-scandinavian-rosette-cookies-2952742
victor809 Offline
#25 Posted: Tue, Dec 12 2017, 10:27 AM EST
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I'm still curious how southern Italy figures... but yes. I think there was some plays or poetry surrounding the house of medici...
cacman Offline
#26 Posted: Tue, Dec 12 2017, 10:58 AM EST
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My biological father's side of the family comes from Northern Italy. Our family gives a rooster pitcher to friends/relatives as a house warming gift, and we even gave one to our Realtor when we bought our home. It's an old tradition.
A Bishop with our name served in Genova an Foligno until he retired in 1981, and there's still a villa/farm in the Umbria area that carries our name.
There has always been a rift between Northern and Southern Italy. It is also one of the great battles within our family as my mother's family is from Southern Italy with the same name as a harbor city in northeast Sicily.
cacman Offline
#27 Posted: Tue, Dec 12 2017, 11:20 AM EST
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MACS wrote:
Hey, look!! Victor and Cacman are sharing recipes and stuff.

It's a Christmas miracle!!

Forget about it!
SmokeMonkey Offline
#28 Posted: Tue, Dec 12 2017, 11:53 AM EST
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Haven’t had pizzelles since I left Nashville. Maybe I should remedy that....
victor809 Offline
#29 Posted: Tue, Dec 12 2017, 12:34 PM EST
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Heh... my mom's family is from a tiny village somewhere along the toe of the boot... can't remember the name. I believe their main activities were highway robbery... feel free to run with that as you want...
cacman Offline
#30 Posted: Tue, Dec 12 2017, 1:25 PM EST
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There's nothing to "run" with.
As I said, it explains a lot and I find it funny!

Buon Natale
bgz Offline
#31 Posted: Tue, Dec 12 2017, 6:14 PM EST
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These are a big tradition on my dad's side of the family. I've never been a big fan of them personally, but everyone else raves about them.
frankj1 Offline
#32 Posted: Tue, Dec 12 2017, 7:41 PM EST
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cacman wrote:
Forget about it!

I dunno, Carl. I think MACS is on to something...
victor809 Offline
#33 Posted: Tue, Dec 12 2017, 7:54 PM EST
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frankj1 wrote:
I dunno, Carl. I think MACS is on to something...



cacman and I may disagree on almost anything and everything.

But who doesn't like pizelles and whatever we're calling honeyed anise cookies these days....

... only people who's wives poop on their chests, that's who.
frankj1 Offline
#34 Posted: Tue, Dec 12 2017, 8:08 PM EST
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victor809 wrote:
cacman and I may disagree on almost anything and everything.

But who doesn't like pizelles and whatever we're calling honeyed anise cookies these days....

... only people who's wives poop on their chests, that's who.

when you're right, you're right.
bgz Offline
#35 Posted: Tue, Dec 12 2017, 8:11 PM EST
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victor809 wrote:
cacman and I may disagree on almost anything and everything.

But who doesn't like pizelles and whatever we're calling honeyed anise cookies these days....

... only people who's wives poop on their chests, that's who.


Just because the one friend you know that don't like them is a toilet...
cacman Offline
#36 Posted: Wed, Dec 13 2017, 10:25 AM EST
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victor809 wrote:
cacman and I may disagree on almost anything and everything.

But who doesn't like pizelles and whatever we're calling honeyed anise cookies these days....

... only people who's wives poop on their chests, that's who.

Actually, there are a lot of things we agree on if you can look beyond certain perceptions.

But you're right here... who doesn't like pizelles!
TCBSmokes Offline
#37 Posted: Thu, Dec 21 2017, 8:13 PM EST
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Love those! And my mom made 'em too. Not left flat though, but rolled then sprinkled with confectioner's sugar. Yum.
jespear Offline
#38 Posted: Thu, Dec 21 2017, 8:55 PM EST
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cacman wrote:
Actually, there are a lot of things we agree on if you can look beyond certain perceptions.

But you're right here... who doesn't like pizelles!


I don't . . . but then again, I don't like steak and eggs either. Go figure. Think
DrafterX Offline
#39 Posted: Fri, Dec 22 2017, 11:31 AM EST
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Why do you hate America..?? Huh
victor809 Offline
#40 Posted: Fri, Dec 22 2017, 12:13 PM EST
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I don't know if he hates america.... (yes, yes he does) but it sure looks like he just said he loves Cleveland steamers....
Hank_The_Tank Offline
#41 Posted: Fri, Dec 22 2017, 9:18 PM EST
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Thought this was a blue waffle thread. Boo!
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