Heart of the City by Steenz for March 16, 2000

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"That first night I met Mr. Angelini, oh, we talked for hours! Then, around midnight, we walked back to his Mother's house." "It was a Friday night and, back then, no Catholics ate meat 'til after midnight. Then the whole family would sit down and out it came: The sausage, meatballs, braciole..." "I met his Mother. Such a sweet lady and what an important part of my life she would become. Right from Sicily. She didn't speak English, of course, except for one expression.." Heart: Jeet? "Jeet"? What does "jeet" mean? Mrs. Angelini: "Did you eat?" Mrs. Angelini's Story South Philadelphia, 1950