alyssa jayne

This past weekend I got to be a part of a super cool family tradition. My roommate's family makes their own spaghetti sauce once a year and here is the story in her own words (I take no credit for errors on her behalf!):  "My great grandparents were 1st generation Italian Americans who had grown up making the spaghetti sauce recipe in Gangi, Sicily. When my grandpa married my grandma they carried on the tradition of making the sauce once a year, which was passed on to my dad.  A fun little story, when my grandparents flew back to Gangi to visit they hadnt been in contact with any of the Sicilian familiy members, however they were able to track them down and when they found them, were invited over for Sunday dinner only to discover the family was still making the same sauce!" Enjoy pictures of the process which began around 7:00 am and was mostly complete by 5:00 pm, yielding 75 pints of sauce from 4 bushels of tomatoes.