The Funeral of Pope Pius XII and the Mushrooms of Kennet Square, Pennsylvania

from I Wish I Were A Prosciutto · host Scopa Communications

Listen to the Signal Award winning podcast I Wish I Were a Prosciutto for stories that celebrate Italian and Italian American culture through the lens of its great culinary traditions. Sandra and Martin talk about how Kennett Square, Pennsylvania became the mushroom capital of America. In the spirit of mushrooms, Martin serves a mushroom risotto, and mushrooms and sausage. In the main section, they speak with Martin's mom who recalls an extraordinary trip to Italy in 1958. Her journey begins innocently enough with a can of mushrooms from Kennett Square, Pennsylvania which ultimately brings her to the funeral of Pope Pius XII.#Prosciutto #KennettSquare #Mushrooms #PopePiusXII #Vaticano #Ortona #saintthomasapostle #papalfuneral #CalabriaPorkStore #Angelina's #italiansausage #Vatican #Genoa #StThomas #Italianfood #ItalianAmericanfood #ItalianAmericanStories #ItalianCulture

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