Giusi wrote:
> "Janet Wilder" > ha scritto nel messaggio
> ...
>> I prefer NY cheesecake, too, but I have 2 pounds of whole milk ricotta
>> cheese to use up so I thought I'd make it.
>>
>> When I lived in New Jersey, there was a place in an industrial area that
>> made great pizza. The owner would occasionally make cheese cake. His
>> cheese cake was a ricotta cheese cake with bits of candied fruit in it. It
>> was the most delicious cheese cake I ever had, but I was young (1965-66)
>> and didn't think about asking for the recipe. I have never been able to
>> find a recipe for ricotta cheese cake with bits of candied fruit.
>> --
>> Janet Wilder
>
> It's a Sicilian thing, and not sold here. If you search using terms
> "ricotta al forno ricetta Siciliana" you may find a recipe. If there are
> words you can't translate, ask me or Vilco.
>

thank you for the hint. I'll search. I do recall that the owner of the
restaurant was a Siciliano, but at least 90% of the Italians in North
Bergen, NJ were Sicilians. <g>

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Janet Wilder
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