MEATBALL WEDGE 
I used to live in White Plains when I was a kid and when my cousins and I used to go to the "rec" we'd go by a little deli and stop and get a "wedge". I'll never forget how good that was. That was 60+ years ago.

Your favorite meatballs cooked in pasta sauce (home made or store bought...)
Your favorite pasta sauce (preferably homemade)
Loaf of your favorite Italian bread
Parmesan/pecorino cheese

Slice a loaf of Italian bread in half, NOT LENGTHWISE!!!, and scoop out most of the center.

Drop in a whole meatball followed by shredded cheese, followed by a spoonful of sauce. Continue this process until you have enough meatballs to make you happy.

Put a cup of your sauce out and use the dough you pulled out of the bread to dunk like your dessert.

Add a big bowl of Italian salad and you have a great meal.

We did this 60 years ago when Italian food was a little more authentic. It can be eaten without being sloppy, but sometimes sloppy if good...

It's simple if you use a good meatball recipe with beef, pork and veal and your favorite Sunday sauce recipe.... Your call. Parmigiana Reggiano is a "requirement." Good Italian virgin olive oil and red wine vinegar will top it all off.

Submitted by: Pete Dunaway

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 Bessler (Pennsylvania) says:
Thanks for the memories Pete! 50 years ago, I was a newlywed living in MT Kisco, a short train ride from White Plains. We had the San Marco deli, making wedges... Hmmm... my favorite was the chicken and peppers Parm with sauce. Back in the day, my husband would stop and pick up wedges, and surprise me in the middle of the day on his lunch break. Think I'll be picking up an Italian loaf, have the Sunday sauce in the freezer...
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 Judy Colella (Florida) says:
I grew up in White Plains, too (I was born in 1953). In fact, I found this article because on a whim, I Googled "meatball wedge from the 60s," not really expecting to get a hit. I don't know which rec you went to, but I used to go to the one on Gedney Way, and would stop at the deli there, or when I was in town, went to Magnotta's or Nicky's (but mostly for pizza). I would give just about anything to get a recipe for the sauce they used in those wedges, because my memory of it was that it had a distinct and wonderful taste I've not been able to find since. I went to St. Bernard's for elementary school, and they had meatball wedges and "flying saucers" on certain days. Wow. Thanks for posting this - it was a much needed and appreciated blast of happy nostalgia!

 

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