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Christmas Pizzelle in May

At times, circumstance dictates the rhythm of life.  Passing on a family tradition is appropriate whenever the opportunity presents itself…..’strike while the iron is hot’….the pizzelle iron that is!

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Original family recipe – Cousin Joe calls this the Depression Pizzelle  – note the ‘fat content’:  butter, margarine and shortening used to make a total of 12 ounces of fat…when butter was expensive and perhaps in short supply.

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 Cousin John’s amended recipe using all butter:

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Served with a glass of Amaretto on a May afternoon in Austin……….lovely and delicious!!!

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Postcard from Austin

Pizza oven – Texas style!!!

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brussels sprouts on a pizza????………………yummy!!!!

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           Austin             

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Republic of Texas

In spite of having family there, visiting Texas has always felt a bit like experiencing a foreign country – on a recent visit I was reminded why!

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Texas became on independent sovereign nation after gaining independence from Mexico in 1836.  The territory encompassed by the Republic included parts of what are now the states of Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, Wyoming and New Mexico.  The citizens known as ‘Texians’ proudly flew the Lone Star Flag.  When the land we know today as the state of Texas was annexed by the United States on December 29, 1845, the flag of the Republic became the state flag.

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Now known as the Lone Star State, that star is everywhere – especially at the State Capitol Building in Austin!!!

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More posts to follow with Texas in the starring role!!!

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