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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.

Collection : aql:20455; aql:18056

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

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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

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