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My Italian Favors - Imported Italian Confetti, Sugar Covered Almonds, Sugar coated dark chocolate from Crispo, Italian Jordan Almonds, Greek Koufeta .
The confetti (italian sugared almonds) represents an essential part of the bomboniera (Favor). In the old italian tradition the five almonds represent a special meaning, wishing you Children, Happiness, Health, Longevity and Wealth. In italy the colors of the confetti (almonds) are symbolic of the event being celebrate. Christenings (Baptisms) are Pink and Light Blue, Graduations are Red, Communions, Confirmations and Weddings are White, Green for Engagement, Silver for 25 years Wedding Anniversaries and Gold for 50 years Wedding Anniversaries. If you have any questions please let us know, send us an email at info@myitalianfavors.com or call us at 1-(866)-236-1695. |
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- White for Weddings, Communions, Confirmations
- Baby Blue and Pink for Christenings
- Red for Graduation
- Green for Engagement
- Multicolor for Birthdays.
- 1st anniversary: pink (cotton anniversary)
- 5th anniversaries: fuchsia (silk anniversary)
- 10th anniversaries: light yellow (tin or aluminum anniversary)
- 15th anniversaries: beige (china anniversary)
- 20th anniversaries: golden yellow (crystal anniversary)
- 25th anniversaries: silver (silver anniversary)
- 30th anniversaries: aquamarine (pearl anniversary)
- 35th anniversaries: blue (sapphire anniversary)
- 40th anniversaries: green (emerald anniversary)
- 45th anniversaries: red (ruby anniversary)
- 50th anniversaries: gold (golden anniversary)
Sugared almonds date back to the days of the Romans, who used to celebrate weddings and births with them. Obviously those sugared almonds were not made by using the same ingredients as the ones used today: in fact, honey replaced sugar. You can find pieces of news about sugared almonds in some works about the Fabi family (447 B.C.) and in the works by Apicio (37 A.D.), a friend of Emperor Tiberio. Modern sugared almonds started to be produced in Sulmona in the fifteenth century: that is confirmed by some documents dating back to 1492-1493 preserved in the City Archives. In addition Sulmona is the leader in the artistic production of sugared almonds. In fact, in the fifteenth century the nuns who lived in the Convent of St Chiara used sugared almonds, tied up with silk threads, to make flowers, bunches, ears and rosaries. Still today Sulmona is without any doubts the birthplace of sugared almonds. In Sulmona you can even visit the "Museo dell'Arte e della Tecnologia Confettiera" ("Museum of Sugared Almond Art and Technology"), which is a national monument . The most important firms producing sugared almonds in Sulmona are Di Carlo firm, dating back to 1833, and Pelino firm, which is the most ancient and the one gaining prizes all over the world; in addition it is the only firm that does not exploit starch in the production of sugared almonds, thus following the most ancient recipes. The typical sugared almond is made up of an inner core called "anima" (soul), consisting of a shelled, peeled whole Pizzuta-of-Avola-type almond. It is coated with superimposed layers of sugar through several soakings. The sugared almond keeps the shape of an almond seed, i.e. it is very flat with no speckles and cracks. The outer coat is smooth, white with porcelain glints. The sugared almond's size and weight vary according to the almond's size. The sugared almond's "anima" can also be made of other kinds of ingredients, e.g. hazelnut, cinnamon, chocolate, pieces of candied fruit, pistachio, nuts coated with sugar and/or chocolate. In those cases shape and size of sugared almonds will depend on their "anima". Machines called "bassine" are used to coat almonds with sugar: almonds and sugar are worked together in copper or steel caldrons turning continuously. The sugared almond's outer colouring dates back to more modern times. It varies according to the kind of ceremony, happy event or important anniversary that is celebrated: e.g., for Weddings, First Communion and Confirmation the sugared almonds are white; they are light blue or pink for Baptism; they are green for engagements; the ones used to celebrate degrees are usually red; finally the sugared almonds used to celebrate birthdays are multicoloured.
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