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The 24th June is S. John the Baptist's day. In ancient times, it was a feast day of magic, sorcery and spells. This saint's day has its own dishes: Tuscan dish from Lucca of zucchini with meat, or S. John's snails, meat of the poor enhanced with garlic to keep misadventure and witches at bay. On S. John's eve maidens in search of suitors hid 3 beans under their pillows: one peeled, the other half-peeled and the third with its shell: the first bean she would touch upon awaking would indicate the state of her future husband: destitute, of adequate means, or very rich.
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Fruit salad with
milk and walnuts |  |
4 slices melon - 2 kiwis - 150g./5 oz. strawberries - 20 gherigli walnuts - 200g./7 oz. milk flakes - 1 peach - 4 apricots - 1 lemon - 1 tbsp. sugar cane - nutmeg
Wash peach and apricots, slice and arrange in 4 dessert bowls; cover with lemon juice and some sugar. Over this first layer arrange sliced melon, kiwis cut into half moons and sliced strawberries in circle in centre of kiwis. Cover with remaining sugar, lemon juice and grated zest, add rum and sprinkle milk flakes. Decorate with walnut kernels and grated nutmeg. Serve cool.
N.B. Ingredients are given for 4 portions. | 
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| Prosecco Extra Dry
Valdobbiadene D.O.C.
Santa Margherita
Smooth, lively sparkling wine; aromatic bouquet of rennet apple and peach blossom; ideal for those who do not like over-dry wines.
Serve cool at:
8°-10° C.
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