"Janet B" > wrote in message
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> On Thu, 24 Mar 2016 04:15:34 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
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>>"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
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>>> On Wed, 23 Mar 2016 22:56:50 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
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>>>> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
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>>>>> On Wed, 23 Mar 2016 17:49:41 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
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>>>>>> Although there is an old Bove family recipe, I gather that they do
>>>>>> not
>>>>>> follow it closely. Tuma is listed but they do not use it. They do
>>>>>> use
>>>>>> white pepper. Otherwise I think it is just an assortment of meats,
>>>>>> cheeses
>>>>>> and eggs. They also do not use a crust and put in acini de pepe
>>>>>> instead.
>>>>>> I
>>>>>> screwed up last year and used ditalini. It came out okay, but I
>>>>>> think
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> smaller pasta is better.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> This year instead of chasing all over looking for Italian meats that
>>>>>> aren't
>>>>>> necessarily easy to find here, I started with an assortment from
>>>>>> Costco.
>>>>>> I
>>>>>> also didn't buy as much ham as called for but I'm sure it will be
>>>>>> fine.
>>>>>> I
>>>>>> am just hoping not to have far too many. I may be able to give away
>>>>>> one
>>>>>> or
>>>>>> two but most people I know don't eat this sort of thing as it is very
>>>>>> rich
>>>>>> and fatty.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Husband's cousin just made his. I saw a pic. He has enough to cover
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> top of a huge dining table. I won't need that many.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Do you make them at your house?
>>>>>
>>>>> Congratulations! This time it only took you a mere three paragraphs
>>>>> to make absolutely no sense at all!
>>>>>
>>>>>> Do you make them at your house?
>>>>>
>>>>> Make.... WHAT?!?!
>>>>
>>>> Easter pies.
>>>
>>> The first 2 of 3 hits on Google for "Easter Pie" are sweet ricotta
>>> pies.
>>
>>I'll post two recipes, neither of which I followed but I wanted them for
>>general amounts and bake time.
>>
>>http://www.mademan.com/mm/italian-ea...ie-recipe.html
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>>https://community.cookinglight.com/s...ian-Easter-Pie
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>
> Here's some pictures and recipe links without all the beef cake.
> How is it used? Warm or cold? A breakfast dish? Snack? Main meal?
> Janet US

I have told this story many times before. Each family has their own recipe.
These are used to break the fast after they get home from church. Small
pieces are eaten cold. The thing is to go visiting friends and family after
church. At each house, you will be given a sliver of this pie to try plus
whatever other foods they have out. And also a pie to take home. This is
why the recipe makes a lot. That's the symbolic part. After that, the pie
is eaten whenever you want to. You will likely have several to tuck away in
your freezer.