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"graham" > wrote:
> On 2020-07-11 8:06 p.m., Julie Bove wrote:
>> "dsi1" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> On Saturday, July 11, 2020 at 1:15:23 PM UTC-10, Julie Bove wrote:
>>> I'm going to make Calzones for dinner. Just cheese for the filling. I
>>> think
>>> I make them once before and my then husband was not impressed as they
>>> were
>>> not authentic. Not many places make them here. I don't recall ever
>>> getting
>>> any in NY. I had my first one in Reno but didn't like it as they used
>>> only
>>> Ricotta for the filling. Had them many times in PA where they used
>>> Ricotta
>>> mixed with other cheeses.
>>>
>>> One thing all had in common was there was no sauce inside. Sauce was
>>> served
>>> on the side to dip them in.
>>>
>>> I was looking at recipes to get a bake time/temp. It was hard to find
>>> many
>>> recipes for just cheese. Most were broccoli and cheese or spinach and
>>> cheese. And most had sauce inside. Also, many were made into squares,
>>> triangles. rectangles, etc.
>>>
>>> To me, a Calzone is a folded over circle and has no sauce inside. How do
>>> you
>>> make yours?

>>
>> You can make your calzone any way you like - unless you're cooking for
>> your spouse. You can fold it any way you like too. I don't make calzone
>> because I prefer a hand pie made with short crust rather than pizza
>> dough -

>
> No! That's a pastie!


How do you know, though? Like how do you know if Chicago deep dish is really pizza or not.