Serves 6 Water, milk Potato Flakes 1 ½ cup all purpose flour 3 tsp. salt 3 eggs Prepare Mashed Potatoes. If using potato flakes for 12 people use half the amount of water and milk. With spoon, stir in flour, salt and eggs. On floured surface, roll, with floured hands. Roll 1/16th of mix into a [...]
During a visit to Cumberland, we kids were all in the kitchen waiting for lunch to be prepared. Nonnie discovered at the last minute that she was out of Caporale bread. Not surprising, since the Lander horde had had a feeding frenzy at breakfast with our favorite bread. Nonnie asked Nonno to run up to the [...]
By Joan Lander July 26, 2001 At the instigation of my sister, Alex Lander, who is researching the early days of the Nevy's in America for a novel, Mom (Florence) and I drove with her to several Pennsylvania towns, including Colver, Ebensburg, Vintondale and Blairsville. But before we left Cumberland, we did some reconnaisance. After [...]
Velma Grassi Ford who came to the reunion, is the sister of Mary Louise Michel who also attended with her husband. Their father was John Grassi and worked in the factory. He was a brother of Mary Nevy, David's wife and of Louise Pisaneski. They lived in South Cumberland. We used to have Mary Louise [...]
I am certain that every grandchild of Ralph Nevy has fond memories of the driving excursions he used to take us on. Sometimes you would wonder if he remembered where in the world he was going as he navigated you through the gravel roads, hairpin turns and deep woods of the Allegheny Mountains surrounding Cumberland…but in [...]
One evening Nonno and I were sitting on the back porch after dinner. He was smoking one of those Parodis and I was smoking something else. We were talking about being in business and dealing with different types of people and we got around to what people say things behind your back. Nonno laughed and [...]
Born April 10, 1889 in Bergotto, Italy, died February 21, 1978 in Cumberland, Maryland. Transcribed from an audio tape made on July 5, 1967 in Arlington, Virginia, with Bill Orsinger. Bergotto: Well. I'm going to tell you my first impression in my life. I was about 6 years old and my father was going [...]
While we were stationed in Naples, Italy, July 1956 to January 1958, Ralph Nevy sent this message on audio tape. It is transcribed here verbatim. There were a few names of places I couldn’t understand so spelled them as best I could. Spelling of cities is correct by my map of Italy. —Bill and Viola [...]
Born October 26,1898, Died March 4, 1992 Transcribed from an audiotape made at a family reunion in Canaan Valley, West Virginia July 1978. Erminia's Childhood in Italy: He'd buy cattle, and he'd buy wine, hay, and olive oil when the market went down and sell it when the market went up. [...]
Told by Viola Nevy Orsinger Viola and Florence Nevy The Ursiline Nuns taught us to worship The Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus. There was always a May procession at school on the first day of May. My mother told us girls, "Run over to Mrs. Kerns' Farm and ask her if she has some flowers for [...]
