Wow! When I saw photo posted fm Scandinavia I thought, nope, that's not what I thought it was. BUT after rradi g your description. I felt like found the answer to a mystery. Mine is also a long handle and I'm thi king to photograph it when I unpack it . I wondered how it was used. It probably belonged to my mother in law's mother in law! She raised the kids when my mother in law's father died and his widow who was a taileresse had to go our to work. They lived in Boston.
Maria Elena On Aug 15, 2011, at 11:46 AM, helen kerner <hker...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > Maria Natalia, > > The last time I had rosas (that's what I grew up calling them) was when I > went to a bridal shower last year. Most of the guests were Azorean from the > various islands and they were happy to see the delicious and beautiful rosas > there. > > The iron that I have is similar to the one in the link that I sent but I > remember my Mom using one with a straight handle. I remember something > happened to that one but since I was young I don't remember what it was. The > one with the straight handle was one that my Grandmother brought from the > Azores. > > When I was young I remember going to meet an aunt who had recently arrived > from Santa Maria and she showed my Mom the rosa iron that she brought. This > same aunt made the rosas for my sister's wedding. > > Some day I will experiment and make a small batch. > > helen > santa maria > > From: mnk <kamis...@comcast.net> > To: Azores Genealogy <azores@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Mon, August 15, 2011 7:57:16 AM > Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Dessert called "Rosas do Egipto" ["Rosas do > Egito"] or Egyptian Roses? > > Helen, > I also have my mother's 'iron' for making the rosettes. Although I > have never tried making them, I sure enjoyed eating them when I was a > child. > Maria Natalia > > On Aug 15, 9:15 am, Edward Rodrigues <edward.s.rodrig...@att.net> > wrote: > > Katharine if you go on line and do a search of Malassada they have a few > > different site that show different variation. > > http://www.mahalo.com/how-to-make-malasadas/ > > Ed > > > > On Aug 14, 2011, at 12:58 PM, Katharine wrote: > > > > > > > > > Muito obrigada para todos!!! (Thank you very much, everyone) > > > > > The novel I'm translating takes place in Nordeste, São Miguel, > > > although as someone whose father was ¾ Florentino, I appreciate > > > Debbie's information as well, from a personal viewpoint -- since I > > > know so little re my family's hidden Portuguese ancestry (such a huge, > > > forbidden secret), and this adds another clue to my search for my own > > > destroyed roots. Also, I find it interesting how some traditions are > > > universal throughout the Azorean archipelago, while others can be > > > unique even within a region of just one island! > > > > > The fried-in-oil dough described by Gayle, Margaret, Cheri, Linda and > > > Donna is surely what the novelist is referring to. > > > > > Allegedly, "malassadas" in the eastern Azorean islands are the same as > > > what are called "filhós" in the central and western groups. Is that > > > correct? > > > > > I also sent an email with this inquiry to an immigrant friend > > > originally from near Nordeste, and he said his mother loved them, made > > > them, and used a dough-cutter to give them their characteristic > > > shape. I replied a little while ago asking if that was a rosette > > > shape, since I've yet to find any pictures of "Rosas do Egipto" > > > online, but have yet to receive a reply. Will keep you posted if I > > > learn more. > > > > > I left my native Bay Area for back East long ago (long before I knew > > > of my Portuguese heritage). Where we live in the diaspora, I > > > literally do not know a single Azorean-American -- NOT ONE :-( If, > > > like some of you lucky ones, I lived near a Portuguese bakery, I'd be > > > one of their steadiest customers -- and probably one of their plumpest > > > ones as well!!! > > > > > Katharine. > > > > > -- > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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