Comments on: Taking Root http://almostitalian.com/taking-root/ Recipes and Stories from the \'Little Italy\' Communities Across America: An Online Book-in-Progress Wed, 25 Jan 2012 01:09:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Skip http://almostitalian.com/taking-root/comment-page-1/#comment-350 Skip Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:12:15 +0000 http://almostitalian.com/taking-root/#comment-350 Thanks for your comments. If you saw the movie, 'Golden Door,' you'll recall the postcards that showed gold coins growing on trees, and a fellow wheeling a giant onion in a wheelbarrow. I too was a little young for Jack Paar, but from what I've learned about him, this comes as no surprise. He had a wonderful dry wit. I can just imagine him fobbing this off on an innocent TV audience as the real deal. Best regards, Skip Thanks for your comments. If you saw the movie, ‘Golden Door,’ you’ll recall the postcards that showed gold coins growing on trees, and a fellow wheeling a giant onion in a wheelbarrow.

I too was a little young for Jack Paar, but from what I’ve learned about him, this comes as no surprise. He had a wonderful dry wit. I can just imagine him fobbing this off on an innocent TV audience as the real deal.

Best regards,
Skip

]]> By: George Myers http://almostitalian.com/taking-root/comment-page-1/#comment-348 George Myers Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:25:09 +0000 http://almostitalian.com/taking-root/#comment-348 I recall that advertisements were often run in Italy to attract immigrants to New York City by explaining that fig trees will grow in the almost Mediterranean weather we have here. Alas the fig can be cut and bundled up to survive the winter but the Viburnum vermicellioides cannot take the cold. I recall Jack Parr ran this on his original "Tonight Show" that Johnny Carson became the emcee of. I had it explained to me, the "mocumentary" as I was too young for Parr at the time. Probably helped Trini Lopez sell that "Lemon Tree" song. I recall that advertisements were often run in Italy to attract immigrants to New York City by explaining that fig trees will grow in the almost Mediterranean weather we have here. Alas the fig can be cut and bundled up to survive the winter but the Viburnum vermicellioides cannot take the cold. I recall Jack Parr ran this on his original “Tonight Show” that Johnny Carson became the emcee of. I had it explained to me, the “mocumentary” as I was too young for Parr at the time. Probably helped Trini Lopez sell that “Lemon Tree” song.

]]> By: Brian Fitz-Harris http://almostitalian.com/taking-root/comment-page-1/#comment-345 Brian Fitz-Harris Wed, 01 Apr 2009 12:48:18 +0000 http://almostitalian.com/taking-root/#comment-345 Thanks for the clip. It brought back fond memories. Our spaghetti tree was killed by a late frost this year but the good news is that I found a clump of ravioli growing at the base of one of our orange trees behind the garage and what a pleasant surprise it was!!! I plan on harvesting some later today and will boil them up for dinner. Bon apetit! Thanks for the clip. It brought back fond memories. Our spaghetti tree was killed by a late frost this year but the good news is that I found a clump of ravioli growing at the base of one of our orange trees behind the garage and what a pleasant surprise it was!!!

I plan on harvesting some later today and will boil them up for dinner.

Bon apetit!

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