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CANNOLI LOVERS

Carolm — Fri, 08 Nov 2019 18:28:45 GMT

I have a question regarding shipping cannolis to Florida. Is it possible to ship without them arriving soggy, etc? I would really like to send some to my sister as she has told me there are no good Italian bakeries in her area. Any information or suggestions you can provide would be really appreciated.

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Knit-Chick — Fri, 08 Nov 2019 18:33:46 GMT

Sometimes I put a leftover one in the fridge and the shell gets soft. I wonder if you could send the shell and filling separately. Then she could fill them when they arrive?

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deepwaterdotter — Fri, 08 Nov 2019 23:25:12 GMT

A few years ago a co-worker offered a tray of canolis at a holiday buffet. They were delicious. I got the name of the company where they were made. She mail-ordered the kit (shells and filling) from La Rosa's Pastry Shop and Bakery in Shrewsbury, New Jersey. From what I could see and taste, they remained fresh during shipping.

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proudlyfromNJ — Fri, 08 Nov 2019 18:46:32 GMT

@deepwaterdotter wrote:
A few years ago a co-worker offered a tray of canolis at a holiday buffet. They were delicious. I got the name of the company where they were made. She mail-ordered them from La Rosa's Pastry Shop and Bakery in Shrewsbury, New Jersey. From what i could see and taste, they remained fresh during shipping.

@deepwaterdotter I know where that is. I have never had the cannolis though.

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Zhills — Fri, 08 Nov 2019 19:31:08 GMT

What part of Florida is she in?

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Scorpio1971 — Fri, 08 Nov 2019 21:19:57 GMT

The cannoli shells will definitely will be soggy and depending on the weather & days to ship the filling can go bad because it needs to be refrigerated. They really only are good for the day they are filled.

My suggestions:

Instead you can purchase & ship the shells from your house or look online...even on Amazon and both large & small are available. Or she can purchase them if she can find the shells in her area. Can sometimes be found in Italian grocery stores commercially prepackaged. Only thing is if you ship them they are delicate and can break easily.

The filling is very easy and is only ricotta, which can be found in any major grocery store and confectioners sugar and maybe a couple other ingredients depending on what you want in your filling. Many recipes are online. She can make them fresh herself in a matter of minutes since no cooking is involved. Only requires beating the ricotta until smooth, adding ingredients, and filling shells! Nothing better than fresh filled cannolis! Yummy!

Also, one of my local grocery chains even sells premade cannoli filling so if we don't want to make it ourselves we use that. I like to purchase that and use as a dip with cannoli pieces!

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Bookplate — Fri, 08 Nov 2019 22:25:13 GMT

No, you should not ship filled cannolis. But you can order cannoli kits, where the shells and the filling are separate. You pipe the filling in the shells when you want to serve them. Veniero's in NYC has a good selection of kits; I have sent them as presents in the past.

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Kachina624 — Fri, 08 Nov 2019 22:54:16 GMT

From what are cannoli shells made? I've never eaten a cannoli and would like to try them. They are rare to non-existant in my part of the country.

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Carolm — Sat, 09 Nov 2019 01:26:38 GMT

@Kachina624 @Bookplate @Scorpio1971 @Zhills @proudlyfromNJ - Thanks for all your comments. I think I will try the kit mentioned in your responses. That would make sense -- the shells will remain crisp and the filling is probably shipped partly frozen. Someone asked where she lives in Florida and it is near Ft. Myers. I don't know what cannoli shells are made of, I just eat them! Thanks again, all, and happy Thanksgiving.

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cantdrive55 — Sat, 09 Nov 2019 02:03:29 GMT

With all the Western New York snowbirds in the Fort Myers area, there are bound to be good cannoli! I googled “where can you buy cannoli in Ft MyerS” and several Italian bakeries & delis came up.

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DustRose — Sat, 09 Nov 2019 02:31:31 GMT

La Rosa's have the best cannabis. I do the 💃 every time I eat them.

In December they have a half price sale.

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Kindaglitzy — Sat, 09 Nov 2019 15:15:19 GMT

If you look into purchasing dry ice and ship two day delivery they would probably be okay. One of the grocery stores in my area sells dry ice. Personally I would talk to people at a UPS store to get their advice on how to package, they may sell the appropriate containers. After you find out the cost you may change your mind.

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deepwaterdotter — Sat, 09 Nov 2019 15:37:29 GMT

@DustRose wrote:
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La Rosa's have the best cannabis. I do the 💃 every time I eat them.

In December they have a half price sale.

No wonder they sell so many of their cannoli kits.

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Scorpio1971 — Sun, 10 Nov 2019 16:10:43 GMT

@Carolm @Kachina624

Cannoli shells are simply a dough rolled out thin (either rolling pin or pasta roller) and cut into a small squares, ovals, circles, shaped then placed on a tube and deep fried. The tube is removed after frying so the cannoli shell looks like a tube when tube is removed. And if you don't want to roll onto a tube or do not have tubes (they have various sizes) you can just cut the rolled dough into shapes of your choice, i.e. triangles, rectangles, half moons, etc., and just use them for dipping into a bowl of cannoli filling or even just into melted chocolate! Yummy!

Here is a link with a good video and recipe directions... click on "More items..." in blue, and when that page loads where it shows "DIRECTIONS" then click on "Click to see full recipe" in the purple writing. Hope this link works...if it does not work then just do a google search as: how to make cannoli shells from scratch

httpss:/wwwwgooglee.com/search?q=how+to+makecannolii+shells+from+scratchoqq=how+taqss=chrome.069i59j69i57j69i60l332275j0j77&