Viola Knors, Clip 1: Antonetti Family Cooking
Collection: Anahi Viladrich Records at Queens College Libraries' Department of Special Collections and Archives: Viola Knors
Date: Time Period: 1940 - 2012; 2012-11-17; Interview recorded: November 17, 2012
Material: Digital audio recording made using Motorola Android phone digital recorder and Adobe Sound Booth. Dimension:
Total running time: 0:06:27
Creator: Viola Knors interviewed by Jillane Knors
Identifier: aql:21251 avr-vk-clip-000001
Description: Viola Knors cooks by memory, not by exact measurements or written recipes. She explains (reluctantly) how to make her prosciutto sauce. Her Roman father was known for slow cooking and meat-heavy recipes while her Sicilian mother was a fast cook who made lots of omelets. She learned from them to never waste food and has passed that lesson down to her children and grandchildren.
Creator :
Viola Knors interviewed by Jillane Knors
Date :
Time Period: 1940 - 2012; 2012-11-17; Interview recorded: November 17, 2012
Summary/Description :
Viola Knors cooks by memory, not by exact measurements or written recipes. She explains (reluctantly) how to make her prosciutto sauce. Her Roman father was known for slow cooking and meat-heavy recipes while her Sicilian mother was a fast cook who made lots of omelets. She learned from them to never waste food and has passed that lesson down to her children and grandchildren.
Subject :
Italian American families; Restaurants; Antonetti, Mario
Rights :
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Coverage :
Locations discussed: Auburndale, Queens, NY Rome (Italy) Auburndale (New York, N.Y.) Queens (New York, N.Y.)
Type :
Oral history
Format :
Digital audio recording made using Motorola Android phone digital recorder and Adobe Sound Booth.; Total running time: 0:06:27
Identifier :
aql:21251 avr-vk-clip-000001
Rights Notice
Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.
Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.
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