On Sun, 22 Mar 2009 20:55:26 -0500, Damsel in dis Dress wrote:

> On Sun, 22 Mar 2009 20:45:25 -0500, Damsel in dis Dress
> > wrote:
>
>>On Sun, 22 Mar 2009 23:57:45 +0100, (Victor Sack)
>>wrote:
>>
>>> Ricotta Cheesecake with Pine Nuts and Raisins
>>> Torta di Ricotta
>>>
>>>This is a delicate, tenderly sweet, and crustless ricotta cheesecake,
>>>studded lightly with pine nuts and raisins, and harboring a faint hint
>>>of lemon, orange, and spice. I frankly prefer it to the heavier, richer
>>>American-style cheesecake, and strongly recommend that cheesecake lovers
>>>add it to their repertoire. I sampled this dessert one sunny Saturday
>>>in December, at the excellent family-run trattoria Checchino dal 1887,
>>>in Rome.
>>
>>As anyone who's seen Benny and Joon knows, raisins are just humiliated
>>grapes. I'd use golden raisins (sultanas?) in this recipe. Looks
>>good otherwise.
>
> LOL! Just re-looked the recipe over, and sultanas are the raisins
> that are already called for.
>
> Carol, properly embarassed

don't be embarrassed. at least sultanas don't look like some kind of
small-animal turd.

your pal,
blake