What a change from the fast pace and busyness of Rome! After a scenic drive to the Bay of Naples, our day started with a tour of a local farm in Sorrento. They grow various kinds of fruit and also make mozzarella cheese. First they showed us how they turn olives into olive oil. Anywhere from 5 to 20 percent of the fruit is oil. The rest is skin and water. Then we had a cheese demonstration by the lovely Rosa. She makes it look so simple. She has 7 cows and makes mozzarella cheese by hand every day. She braids the cheese to make it look more attractive to sell.
Four volunteers were chosen to make pizza for our lunch, and you guessed it, Cornie was the lucky winner! He was given a lovely apron to wear. Have you seen Michelangelo's sculpture of David? Well, around here, pictures of it show up on all kinds of items. It was a lot of fun, and I must say he did a fabulous job of making pizza! Lemons are another big item on this farm and we had a delicious lemon cake for dessert, followed by a taste of their famous lemoncello, a lemon wine.
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