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Rodney Myrvaagnes
 
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On Tue, 10 Aug 2004 18:24:18 GMT, wrote:

>I seen a special on the History channel, about how pizza was made back
>in the very early 1900, in the very begriming in NY city. They put a
>pizza in a very hot oven and the pizza came out with a thin and crispy
>crust. Does any one know how the crust and sauce was made ?
>thanks


The "very beginning in NYC" was New Amsterdam, a long time before
1900.

Jeffrey Steingarten deals with traditional pizza in "THe Man Who Ate
Everything," an excellent food book IMHO.

Unfortunately the oven is important. :-(



Rodney Myrvaagnes NYC

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