third week of Advent (Ambrosia)
first week of Advent (Roman)
We are in the third week, "Why Christmas" wants to tell a typical Milanese tradition
PANETTONE
Toni was a boy of 12 years who worked in the kitchens of the castle of the Sforza of Milan. The work was very hard, but did not complain because he knew that in that way could bring home some money to help the mother to get food for babies. He was assigned to knead and bake. On that day, then, was the Christmas Eve and Toni ended quickly knew that if he could go home with his family to go to the Mass of the night. Unfortunately, he stopped to fantasize too and forgot to bake the cake that had been prepared, it burned. If they had discovered would have stayed there all night alone to clean the kitchen. The thought of a Christmas spent alone, prompted him to seek another solution: in the cupboard were a bit 'of flour, eggs, sugar, raisins and candied fruit. He took them and crying kneaded those ingredients, added a bit 'yeast and bake. Despite his efforts, he knew he had only used simple ingredients, and then feared that no one would have appreciated that sweet. When the cake was served at the table, hid himself to see the reaction. At first bite they were all amazed by the quality. It was so good that Mr. Ludwig had ever wanted to know who made a cake so good. When they pointed to the small Toni wanted to know now that sweet and said that it would be called the bread of tones. Toni I come home beaming and his family did feast: that was the first year that they too had to eat a cake, Panettone.
is why the real cake must be made with raisins and candied fruit and not with a thousand other things that have nothing to do. A little 'as our life, always put things have nothing to do and we lose sight of the essence.
Let's try not to get fill this week of frills and unnecessary things.
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