Re: [Sca-cooks] Information and His tory of Cannelés

Lorenz Wieland lorenz_wieland at earthlink.net
Tue Apr 13 12:20:53 PDT 2004


Phil Troy / G. Tacitus Adamantius wrote:

> It's possible, but pretty basic Occam's Razor thinking suggests 
> cannole (as well as cannelone) are named for their resemblance to 
> little reeds (rolled up in tubular fashion as they are). 

Ah!  Of course.  Should have looked up Italian cognates before spouting 
off.  That makes much more sense.  Thanks.

I'm still curious about period documentation for anything resembling a 
cannele. 

-Lorenz



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