INGREDIENTS

INSTRUCTIONS

1998    
Today is also St. Josephs Day. Celebrated by many as a break from
lent, this holiday started as a Thanksgiving celebration for the end
of a drought in Italy. To celebrate, the rich set out a meatless  feast
for the poor.  Today, some Italian-American families keep up the custom
by inviting  relatives and close friends to the St. Josephs Day feast.
Since the  feast falls during Lent, no meat is served. A typical meal
begins with  "minestrone St. Joseph-style." A "dry" spaghetti, dressed
with bread  crumbs, raisins and walnuts, is typical. Several fish
courses served  include favorites such as: baccala; smelts deep fried
in egg batter  and flour; fried eels; and spaghetti with anchovies.
You kind find more information and traditional recipes at this web
site http://members.aol.com/nonstopny/italiano/stjoseph.htm  Beat eggs,
salt sugar, oil, and vanilla together and work in the  flour and water
alternately keeping the mixture smooth until dough is  stiff.  Work
more flour into the dough on a baking board, then wrap in waxed  paper
and put aside to chill while you make the filling.  Cook chick peas &
its liquid 20 minutes. Chop the nuts finely; mix  with remaining
ingredients. Drain peas, work through a grinder (use  processor or
blender) until smooth. Then mix with filling.  Divide the dough into
quarters and roll out one quarter at a time,  very,very thin. Cut dough
in 3" squares.  Place a teaspoonful of filling on squares, brush edges
with beaten  egg and water. Fold into rectangles, pressing edges with
fork to seal.  Heat oil to 350 degrees, fry cavezunes 2 to 2 1/2
minutes or until  golden. Drain. Sprinkle with confectioners sugar.
Posted to recipelu-digest by Sandy <sandysno@pctech.net> on Mar 19,

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients)
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Calories: 6223
Calories From Fat: 2568
Total Fat: 299.3g
Cholesterol: 372mg
Sodium: 2025.4mg
Potassium: 4011.5mg
Carbohydrates: 810g
Fiber: 57.2g
Sugar: 342.1g
Protein: 122.8g