Hi, I am a newbie... :P :P :P

[Skywavebe]

I went looking too but as a kid when we were given these things they did not educate us on the spelling and history. Sometimes we would get a story now and then from the old days which might have been pre-WW2. My uncle who made these a lot worked in a torpedo plant around my area somewhere but he as also the uncle that most often was Santa Clause for us kids. All those people are gone and houses are sold so some of these goodies we used to get might not be seen ever again. I think you came upon the right item. Turdines I think we called them. It was a long time ago now. This video show how to make them.

 

[Skywavebe]

I knew an Italian guy would remember what I have not. Maybe my cousin in Arizona would remember as he does cooking of things where he is at.

 

[vince666]

that recipe in the video is correct.

just, only difference with how we do them here, there are no eggs in the dough.

 

[Fishoz]

New one to me….Turdilli….gotta love Italian regional dialect. Reminds me of my dad replying to us asking what’s for dinner?…”Duo Mungi” was his reply….many years later we figured out it meant “Two Shits”

 

[vince666]

Duo Mungi!

funny, didn't know that one. must be from a different region than mine.
here, with the dialects, it's quite a mess.
each region has its own main dialect but then it still changes, also by a lot, from town to town or so.
some dialects, mostly at northern Italy, are a completely different language than italian, like in Piemonte, Liguria, also Sardegna and a few other places.
Here in the south, the dialect is quite close to the italian because it's derived directly from latin.
But, even here, if i move by 30 Km the dialect changes even by a lot., to the point that i can't understand what they say!
To this day, there are still a few around Italy who can mostly talk their own local dialect and have serious problems in talking the (official) italian barely correctly.
Here, it was basicly the TV from mid 50's and on to actually teach the italian language to a few generations of italians so, for example, those whe moved abroad in the old days like around WWII or so, might mostly know the dialect of their origins place.
I have a few cousins who moved to New York in the early 60's and they mostly talk a nice dialect from here or, of course, American English.

For example, to say "two turds" in the dialect of my town here, you'd say "Dua Zirolli"

 

[Fishoz]

Family from northern Italy. Never learned proper Italian…parents would not speak in the house while growing up…we’re Americans! Realized while getting older to embrace my heritage not hide it…trying to preserve as much as possible .

 

[vince666]

Sure, you're american, and that's your mother language and you're born there.

I recently had my own brand new "made in USA" nephew, son of my sister's daugher (I am grand-Uncle Vince or, better, Zio Vincenzo), and who is 6 months old now and was born there in Virginia. He just spent 1 month here in Italy this summer and returned there with his parents, both italians who moved there only 7-8 years ago. At home they talk italian and the son will hear italian from his parents (italian, not dialect) while he will learn english from everything else around there.
And he is, technically, both italian and american, with two passports but while grewing there he will surely feel himself like an american, which is obvious I guess, even if he will be going to visit Italy regularly because all of his closest relatives are here.

 

[Skywavebe]

Don't be so sure- some people might prefer to not be American the way the government is going. They are on a satanic path and I do not agree with that way of life and accepting all this wrong as personal choice is just designed to destroy the human race. I had some cousins that talked Italian but they grew up around my grandparents which I only saw maybe once a week.
Some people pick up language faster than other- my sister speaks French and Greek. I can't tell what they are saying.

 

[BlazeES]

I'm beginning to think that the Italians are over-running this site, out numbering the rest of you googootz!

 

[Fishoz]

Devious little bastards we are….

 

[Skratch]

The Croatians ate a lot of the same shit that the Italians ate

 

[Fishoz]

The same fresh veggies, fruits and spices native to the regions…just put together a bit different Skratch!

 

[Skratch]

My Grandparents came from Croatia and cooked all kinds of shit that I never knew what it was but it was usually pretty good tasting

 

[Fishoz]

…..and Vince
Meet our other devil….Skratch
Officially bestowed on him by the nuns.

 

[vince666]

Oh yes!

Thanks Skratch and, I agree, Italy and Croatia shared a lot, we are close!

BlazeES, it's true that, together with Libra, I am the only italian who lives in Italy in this forum, but indeed there is plenty of italians around the world.
You are literally surrounded... raise your hands! That's the italian gang.

 

[mlucitt]

This thread cannot go to a 5th page, the guy is no longer a Newbie after four pages! As Biden would say, "C'mon, man!"

 

[Bob Boyer]

Oh, just watch us...

 

[J!m]

It would have been fine until you had to go and say something…

 

[laatsch55]

Just gettin him broke in...

 

[vince666]

but, hey, there are still lots of recipes to show here in this thread