[Sca-cooks] cannoli tubes/forms

[Susan Fox]

Holy Cannoli, Batman!  Hey, they had wood dowels before they had 
aluminum tubing.  Go for it!

Another suggestion to make your life easier:  don't go spending money on 
a fancy cookie press, pastry bag or cannoli filling device.  A sturdy 
plastic bag with a hole cut in a far corner will do just fine and you 
can throw it out when you're done.

Bon appetit, Selene



terry l. ridder wrote:
> hello;
>
> i would like to experiement with homemade ricotta cheese and
> cannoli. the homemade ricotta cheese i have a good handle on
> , it is the cannoli tubes/forms that are the problem. i have
> aluminum flashing that would make fine cannoli tubes, i also
> have several 3/4 inches hardwood dowels that would also make
> the size of cannoli i am wanting to make. the aluminum tubes
> would take me sometime to make given my limited mobility.
> cutting the dowels to the desired length would not take that
> long. i would be able to use my jeweler's saw in the kitchen
> to cut the dowels. getting someone to haul one of the large
> beach vise / make shift anvil to make the aluminum tubes is
> not that easy. putting a large bench vise on my parents olde
> dinner room table just does not seem appropriate. ;-)
>
> would anyone on the e-mail list have tried using wood dowels
> to form cannolis? would anyone on the e-mail list have tried
> to make aluminum cannoli tubes/forms?
>
> the reason for making them is i have supplies on hand to make
> the cannoli tubes, i am just wondering if the additional time
> and effort to make the aluminum cannoli tubes/forms is worth it.
>
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