I hate practical jokes so you may guess that I'm not crazy about April Fools Day. However, this classic joke from the BBC is an all-time favorite with me.
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With the unusually mild winter, we were able to have our first harvest of spaghetti this morning. Seriously, there’s nothing like spaghetti fresh off the tree!This April Fools joke was a 3 minute broadcast from the BBC in 1957, a time when spaghetti was relatively unknown in England. Read more here.
Northern California’s spaghetti is a legacy of the Swiss-Italians who settled the San Francisco Bay Area in the late19th century, operating dairy ranches and vineyards. Naturally, when they came to California, these pioneers brought their beloved spaghetti.
The most common vinestock of Spaghetti trees in Northern California, (Iocari stultus var. flicrus ), traces its lineage to the shores of Lake Lugano in the southern Swiss canton of Ticino. This bountiful tree was first planted here in the early 1890s during the founding of the Italian Swiss Colony in Sonoma County.
Last year’s cold, frosty winter mostly left us with capellini and spaghettini, if spring continues like this, we might even see Vermicelli before summer!
We’re quite happy for the joy our little tree provides every year at this time.
