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I found the information regarding the name Casagrande and the origins possibly being
connected to orphanages interesting.
When I worked as an 'Au Pair' girl in the late 1960s for the Maiorani family of
Roma, the children's mother was a Casagrande from Genoa and we went to stay with the
maternal-family in both Genoa and at their place on the coast, on the Cinque Terre, at
Monterosso-al-Mare.
I still remember the correct way to make Pesto Genovese as shown to me by Signora
Maria-Rosa Maiorani's mother Signora Casagrande who was very proud of her recipe (I
wonder if she realised that Pesto would eventually travel the world and be available in
every supermarket :o)
Best wishes
Pat ...
Suffolk, England