Definitely, not talking to relatives soon enough is one's biggest mistake or rather regret. I have come to rely heavily on family legends and folklore, no matter how outlandish some of the stories may have sounded, the more I have investigated the more convince that these stories were true. Of ...

I know what babas are and no, that's not it. There was nothing baked inside the bread/cake. It was very dense, dry and yellow - I know it was made with lots of egg yolks, giving it it's rich yellow color and flavor. Had a slight anise flavor. From all that has been posted here, and my on line ...

Thank you, Hopefully i can give this a try in the next couple of weeks. I'll get back to you on how it turns out.

YES!!! I would be extremely appreciative if you would share the recipe. It's one of the foods I miss most from my childhood. Easter has never been the same since she passed away, not just becuase of the bread, but it was her favorite holiday and she made it just as special as Christmas for the kids ...

Interesting, I looked it up on the web, and fouund that all of the recipes includes fruits and nuts. Niether of my aunts put any fruit or nuts in thier breads. Various recipes do note that these are either Easter breads or Christmas breads. So, aside from that fact that they did not use fruits or ...

My great aunt baked what she referred to as an Easter bread each year on Good Friday. It was a very dense sweet yellow bread which she baked in a bundt pan. She would serve it, toasted with butter. It was absolutely delicious. I have asked he daughters for the recipe but no one could find it. I ...

My family is from Bonefro. I know that there are a lot of Tavones who migrated to RI from Bonefro. Unfortunately, I am unable to make the connection, although I am sure were are somehow related. My great-grandfather's name was Domenico, but he is not the Domenico found in the records that are ...

I highly doubt we would find anything on Domenico (Frank). Family folklore says he entered the US illegally after fleeing Italy to avoid being prosecuted for murder. Yes, the unfortunate dark side of Italian heritage. In the US, he was also involved in criminal activity.

wow! Thanks for the help!

Seeking information regarding Tavone and Agostinelli families of Bonefro, Campobasso, Molise, Italy. Other possible Bonefro family names include Vaccaro, Del Gatto and Silvestri. These families emmigrated to the Providence, Rhode Island area, Conneaut, Ohio area and Chicago, Illinois ares.

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