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Spring Cleaning, Abruzzo Style

Abruzzese housewives perform a cathartic clearing of cupboards, dispatching leftover dry goods accumulated during winter. It all lands in a cauldron tended to by the most "virtuous" girls in each village.

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Posted: Thu, Mar. 15, 2012, 12:00 AM

Spring Cleaning, Abruzzo Style

Empty your pantry to create a truly virtuous springtime soup.

Adam Erace

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