This coveted Magelli Family recipe comes courtesy of Aunt Theresa (Magelli) Swason. Reportedly from the Piedmont region of Italy, the delicious and pungent garlic dip means warm bath. Enjoy! Bagna Caulda This is a great dish for a party in the middle of winter; it’s often served at New Year’s Eveparties. If you have a …
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Salami Recipe Courtesy of Aunt Jen (Magelli) Audo as told to Uncle Harry Swanson Fresh salami can be boiled and eaten immediately or dried for 6-8 weeks Ingredients: 100 lbs of meat: pork butts (roasts) ground coarsely – 2 parts meat / 1 part fat 2 ½ lbs salt ¾ lbs pepper (black ground) 1 …
Posted on October 31, 2010 Biagio Magelli made one trip back to Italy nearly six years after he first set foot in America. His father, Angelo (born in 1853) passed away in 1912. The following year, Biagio made a brief return trip, ostensibly to settle his father’s affairs. Perhaps because he was his father’s only son, that …
Grandma Magelli’s knife After reading the recent piece on Grandpa Magelli’s hasty trip home from settling his father’s estate in Italy, Aunt Theresa added this delightful anecdote: “The real reason Grandpa didn’t stay in Italy after his father died, was that it was 1914 or thereabouts (1913) and Garibaldi – I think that’s who it …
Biagio and three of his cousins also from the Mother Country posed for this photograph in approximately 1910. Myths make for great stories. In our family, the notion that Biagio Magelli fled Italy to avoid being sent to the priesthood appears to be just such a myth. Here’s how Aunt Teresa (Magelli ) Swanson tells …