Carmela Soprano's Mom's Pear and Grappa Pound Cake

Okay… there are families.

And then there are families.

Some families are better faced with a bit of lubrication.

In one form or another.





Carmela's Mom is Sicilian.

So were some of my Aunts.

Some of our family get-togethers were a bit tense.

Nobody pulled out a knife or a piece.

But the bottles of wine and liquor were handy.

Just to keep the family lubricated.





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