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Jirel

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2. Because they're GOOD.

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Sat Jun 25, 2022, 07:21 PM

Jun 2022

What’s so hard to understand about that? The article is wrong about one thing - it’s not just a favorite of Jews and Italians, but if pretty much any European immigrant, especially the generation that arrived just post-WWII.

In our Ukrainian household, they were omnipresent, eaten with harsh black tea for breakfast, or nibbled as an easy dessert any time. I will never forget that taste from my childhood, almondy and mildly sweet and super crunchy.

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Why American Jews Love Stella D'Oro Cookies [View all] elleng Jun 2022 OP

I've never heard of them but they look tasty. To me, Stella d'Oro Ocelot II Jun 2022 #1

Because they're GOOD. Jirel Jun 2022 #2

I make an Italian dessert with Stella doro cookies Easterncedar Jun 2022 #3

My parents went through many years of enjoying the original (no chocolate fun) after dinner... JudyM Jun 2022 #4