Our annual crab and spaghetti dinner was made more interesting this year when Grandmom was reminded of the 50+ year old Italian olive oil that Great-grandmom Rubertucci brought back from Italy.

Grandmom got the can and

three generations of Rubertucci women gathered to celebrate. Great-grandmom Rubertucci went to Italy the summer that Grandmom was expecting her third child, my mom, Marian Robinson nee Schray.

It took Pop-pop, Aunt Jude, Mom, and Dad to get the can opened.

After all that effort we got 6 jars of liquid gold from the can.

Isn't it pretty glistening in the sun?

Coming soon... Annie's Irvine graduation

PS (7/25/05) I used my olive oil this weekend to make a tomato, basil, mozzarella salad, and then some pesto, and it didn't kill me, I don't think that I have lead poisoning either. I used too much garlic in my pesto and maybe a smidge too much oil in the tomato, basil, mozzarella salad. But other than that I thoroughly enjoyed my meals. :)