On 13/03/2021 18:09, Boron Elgar wrote:
> On Sat, 13 Mar 2021 17:33:32 +0000, S Viemeister
>> On 13/03/2021 13:38, Boron Elgar wrote:
>>> I live in a part of NJ that has a deep-rooted Italian heritage. Every
>>> fall at peak tomato harvest time, the local produce specialty shops
>>> stock huge pots (that I jokingly refer to as "baby boilers"), massive
>>> food mills, and propane gas rings to be used outside to make sauce.
>>> All the canning equipment is near the store displays, too, right next
>>> to tons of Roma and other sauce tomatoes. Many home gardened tomatoes
>>> get used, too.
>> Sounds like Corrado's. I haven't been there in ages.
> YES! There is the original one in Clifton and we have had one in town
> here for maybe 8-10 years, too. The original one is way more
> exciting..
> My favorite Corrado's story is from many years ago...I used to drag
> the kids there when they were small, because there was always
> something interesting to look at. One visit they had a large container
> of snails- sort of like a barrel. The whole thing had wide plastic
> strips hanging around the barrel from ceiling to floor for some sort
> of protection, I guess, but each strip had lots of snails crawling up
> and down. Delightful to watch.
> Damn near every visit I'd see some fruit or vegetable I had never
> tried, or jarred or canned or bagged food from an exotic place with
> printing in a language I could not decipher. Like an inexpensive
> foreign trip. Loads of fun.
>
I've only been to the Clifton one. I love it! Always something new to try.