654. Biscotti Puerperali

Cookies for Birthing Mothers

Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Easy

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By Pellegrino Artusi

Published 1998

  • About

Those of the sex that is rightly called gentle, not so much because of the gentleness of their manners as for the refined moral instinct that by nature inclines them to do whatever it takes to uplift and console suffering humanity, have contributed greatly to making my catalogue of recipes rich and varied.

A lady from Conegliano writes to me to express her surprise at not finding in my book the “pinza dell’Epifania” (Epiphany Sweetbread) and—don’t laugh—“biscottini puerperali” (Cook