page_title: Crocetta of Caltanissetta
hierarchical_section_title: Crocetta of Caltanissetta
caption_attribution_description: English: Benedictine Sisters of Caltanissetta producing the crocette Italiano: Suore benedettine di Caltanissetta che preparano la crocetta
context_page_description: The Crocetta di Caltanissetta is an old sweet produced in Caltanissetta until the end of 1908, then forgotten and recently rediscovered. The Crocetta di Caltanissetta and the “Spina Sacra” are two sweets known as the Sweets of the monastery. They used to be prepared for the Holy Crucifix festivity by the Sisters of the Benedectine Monastery. This was situated next to the Church of the Holy Cross, from which the sweets take the name.
  The pastry chef who rediscovered them are the only people who know the recipe of these sweets. The rediscovery was possible after 20 years of research that began with a person living in the neighbourhood who remembered how the traditional recipe was passed from mother to daughter over time.
context_section_description: The Crocetta di Caltanissetta (translated as the Cross of Caltanissetta) is an old sweet produced in Caltanissetta until the end of 1908, then forgotten and recently rediscovered. The Crocetta di Caltanissetta and the “Spina Sacra” (translated as the Holy Thorn) are two sweets known as the Sweets of the monastery. They used to be prepared for the Holy Crucifix festivity by the Sisters of the Benedectine Monastery. This was situated next to the Church of the Holy Cross, from which the sweets take the name.
  The pastry chef who rediscovered them (plus four women of the neighbourhood of the Holy Cross) are the only people who know the recipe of these sweets. The rediscovery was possible after 20 years of research that began with a person living in the neighbourhood who remembered how the traditional recipe was passed from mother to daughter over time.
caption: Benedictine Sisters of Caltanissetta producing the crocette
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