[Sca-cooks] Pancakes and Fruitcakes was Happy Shrove/Fat Tuesday
Terry Decker
t.d.decker at att.net
Tue Feb 24 15:01:19 PST 2009
Given pampepato's similarity to panforte, it is probably a regional variant
of the Italian honey pepper cakes. There was a discussion of panforte some
time ago, but I haven't been able to locate the discussion in the
Florilegium. Maybe Stefan can tell us where he hid it.
Bear
> I could find no recipes or other references to pampapato during our period
> of study other than the reference given. I've also seen claims that
> Pampepato came from the Middle East in the 1500's, originated in a convent
> in the 16th century, and both Terni and Ferrara Italy claims it as being
> from their area.
>
> Odriana
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