Bustin' balls, takin' out the trash and makin' sauce all at once. Talented guy, that Clemenza. Oh, Paulie, you won't see him no more. And Mikey, tell that nice girl you love her! 'I love-a you with all-a my heart!'
And now, the real-uh thing:
Doin' a stretch but still eatin' like a king:
Outta the joint, makin' the sauce.
March 24, 2020, 11:58 AM
Woodman
A bowl of good sauce (gravy) and a loaf of decent bread makes a meal.
March 24, 2020, 12:00 PM
WaterburyBob
quote:
Originally posted by Woodman: A bowl of good sauce (gravy) and a loaf of decent bread makes a meal.
One of my favorite snacks! Has to be a good, hearty Italian bread.
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March 24, 2020, 12:00 PM
ArtieS
"Gravy." That's New Jersey Italian for "sauce."
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March 24, 2020, 12:02 PM
recoatlift
I love sugo!
March 24, 2020, 12:43 PM
1967Goat
I miss the NJ Italian sauce my mom made, including the big pieces of sausage (My mothers family are Italian). I told my wife her sauce tastes like the stuff they served at my elementary school. She didn't quite like that comment.
March 24, 2020, 12:50 PM
MRMATT
When my father was away in the navy, my mother was taught how to make sauce by a couple of older Italian women who lived next door. My Puerto Rican wife uses that same basic recipe today. Best sauce ever!
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March 24, 2020, 01:03 PM
FishOn
I always liked those scenes. Liked where he was taking the time to slice the garlic paper-thin with the razor. The important things in life....
March 24, 2020, 01:06 PM
sigalert
Time for a Godfather/Goodfellas screening. As it happens, I have the time.
Thanks Para!
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March 24, 2020, 01:14 PM
two-two-niner-romeo
Love it! Once you make your own sauce, you can never buy that jarred stuff anymore. Fuggettaboutit!
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March 24, 2020, 01:15 PM
sig2392
All the Italians I know call it gravy.
I have known a lot of Italians
Could be an Eastcoast thing
March 24, 2020, 01:16 PM
tk13
quote:
Originally posted by MRMATT: My Puerto Rican wife uses that same basic recipe today. Best sauce ever!
Care to share the recipe?
March 24, 2020, 01:28 PM
oddball
Vinnie, don't put too many onions in the sauce
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March 24, 2020, 01:29 PM
WaterburyBob
quote:
Originally posted by sig2392: All the Italians I know call it gravy.
I have known a lot of Italians
Could be an Eastcoast thing
It's a regional thing. I married into a large Italian family; they all call it sauce. I have friends in the Boston area - they call it gravy.
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March 24, 2020, 01:33 PM
sigalert
quote:
Originally posted by WaterburyBob:
quote:
Originally posted by sig2392: All the Italians I know call it gravy.
I have known a lot of Italians
Could be an Eastcoast thing
It's a regional thing. I married into a large Italian family; they all call it sauce. I have friends in the Boston area - they call it gravy.
Thought gravy had meat. Sauce didn’t.
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March 24, 2020, 02:32 PM
pbslinger
"Cut the crap!"
March 24, 2020, 02:36 PM
Woodman
Catherine Scorsese (née Cappa; April 16, 1912 – January 6, 1997) used to cook for the crew on her kid's films. She also played some parts in the script, and had a good Italian accent.
March 24, 2020, 07:41 PM
Lord Vaalic
My mom's parents were right from the old country, one was Italian the other Sicilian.
My grandma was the typical Italian grandma, up to start cooking at dawn, hand making everything. Her whole family called it sauce. Her cooking was legendary.
My grandfather used to call pasta "macaroni"
They wouldn't teach my mom to speak italian when she was young and said no to me when I asked. We are americans, you don't need to know it, was their response. I learned a few words but not much.
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March 24, 2020, 08:27 PM
flashguy
quote:
Originally posted by sigalert:
quote:
Originally posted by WaterburyBob:
quote:
Originally posted by sig2392: All the Italians I know call it gravy.
I have known a lot of Italians
Could be an Eastcoast thing
It's a regional thing. I married into a large Italian family; they all call it sauce. I have friends in the Boston area - they call it gravy.
Thought gravy had meat. Sauce didn’t.
That's the way I learned it. Gravy is made with meat stock, sauces are based on vegetables (tomato, olive oil, etc.).
What do folks in Boston know, anyway? They call a milk shake a "frappe" (one syllable)--their "milk shake" doesn't have any ice cream in it!
flashguy
Texan by choice, not accident of birth
March 24, 2020, 08:45 PM
MikeinNC
My dads mom was Italian (Fortunato was her maiden name) from Germantown in Philadelphia ...Nana and all her sisters and brothers called it sauce.
Aunt Vera used to visit and flew on the plane with her huge pot on her lap with clothing in it...then when she got to Tampa she started sauce until the day she would fly home, she never passed a bakery either!
Never heard it called gravy, except in the movies.
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