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July 1979 interview with Barre granite sculptor of Italian heritage - grappa, wine-making, Italian celebrations, running liquor

Notes from interview(s) with Italian immigrants in Barre. Refers to picnics, stewed codfish and polenta at Christmas, Italian ices and grappa-making.

Barre Ethnic Heritage Assoc. 1999 - with chronology of arrival of different groups from 1788 Yankees to 1845 Irish to 1903 Lebanese to 1916 Finns to 1950 Italians. Recipes from red borsch to tiramisu to Danish meat patties to grape-nut pudding.…

From WPA project interviews/life stories of Barre residents describes widow making ravioli for catering, and meal she will serve to "Americans" from Montpelier.