La Mietitrice Holiday Tin

The La Mietitrice Holiday Tin is a compact, jewel-box-like sampler filled with four DiCamillo Bakery favorites: Biscotti Amaretti (almond macaroons), Chocolate-Enrobed Chocolate Biscotti di Prato®, Pasticcini di Burro (butter walnut shortbread), and Chocolate-Dipped Biscotti di Prato®. The lid carries DiCamillo's signature portrait, The Virgin of the Fields by the American painter Charles Courtney Curran.

It's small enough to tuck into a stocking or set at a place setting, and the tin is worth keeping afterward. For a bigger assortment, step up to the Quarto Biscotti Sampler Tin.

Dimensions: 6.5" diameter x 1.75" H
Material: Keepsake tin filled with biscotti and Italian cookies
Made in: Biscotti — DiCamillo Bakery, Niagara Falls, New York
Bakery: DiCamillo Bakery
Assortment: Biscotti Amaretti, Chocolate-Enrobed Chocolate Biscotti di Prato®, Pasticcini di Burro, Chocolate-Dipped Biscotti di Prato®
Allergens: Contains wheat, eggs, almonds, walnuts, milk, and soy. May have come in contact with peanuts and other nuts.
Lid art: The Virgin of the Fields by Charles Courtney Curran
Heritage: DiCamillo Bakery, est. 1920
Care: Keep lid closed; store in a cool, dry place. Wipe tin clean.
Sold as: 1 filled tin · Net wt. 5 oz · 7 servings of 2 cookies
Mixes with: Azzurro Biscotti Tin; the DiCamillo Montelupo biscotti jars

What's in the tin?
Four DiCamillo favorites: Biscotti Amaretti (almond macaroons), Chocolate-Enrobed Chocolate Biscotti di Prato®, Pasticcini di Burro (butter walnut shortbread), and Chocolate-Dipped Biscotti di Prato®. Net weight 5 oz, 7 servings of 2 cookies (110 calories per serving).

Does it contain nuts or other allergens?
Yes. It contains wheat, eggs, almonds, walnuts, milk (butter), and soy, and may have come in contact with peanuts and other nuts. Full ingredients are listed below.

What does "La Mietitrice" mean?
It's Italian for "the harvester" — a nod to the field scene on the lid, The Virgin of the Fields by Charles Courtney Curran.

Is it a good stocking stuffer or small holiday gift?
Yes. At 6.5 inches across, it fits in a stocking, a gift basket, or at a holiday place setting.

Is this a good Italian wedding gift?
It makes a sweet favor or welcome-bag treat. For a lasting wedding gift, choose one of the DiCamillo Montelupo biscotti jars — the hand-painted jar stays as a keepsake after the biscotti are gone.

Is this a good housewarming or hostess gift?
Yes. It's an easy, ready-to-give thank-you that gets opened and shared right away.

Why buy Italian gifts from Biordi rather than other retailers?
Biordi Art Imports has been San Francisco's source for authentic Italian ceramics since 1946. It is a San Francisco Legacy Business (#LBR-2020-21-029), was voted Best Overall Retailer in the SF Bay Guardian Best of the Bay reader's poll five years in a row, and the City of San Francisco declared May 1 "Biordi Art Imports Day" in 2021. Biordi works directly with Italian makers including FIMA, CF Deruta, Pia Formato, Eugenio Ricciarelli, Susanna DeSimone, Geribi, Bucci Ceramiche, Ortigia Sicilia, Italesse, and Salviati. Questions: (415) 392-8096 or customerservice@biordi.com.

Does Biordi carry DiCamillo biscotti in ceramic jars too?
Yes. Biordi carries DiCamillo's hand-painted biscotti jars, handmade in Montelupo, Tuscany, and filled with DiCamillo biscotti.

Chocolate-Dipped Biscotti: Sugar, semisweet chocolate (sugar, chocolate liquor, chocolate liquor processed with alkali, cocoa butter, butterfat, soy lecithin, natural flavor), wheat flour, enriched flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), almonds, eggs, water, salt, baking soda, ethyl alcohol, invert sugar, natural flavor.
Biscotti Amaretti: Sugar, almonds, egg whites, water, potassium sorbate (preservative), natural and artificial flavors.
Pasticcini di Burro con Noci: Unbleached, unbromated enriched flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), butter (cream, salt), sugar, walnuts.
Chocolate-Enrobed Biscotti: Semisweet chocolate (sugar, chocolate liquor processed with alkali, cocoa butter, butteroil, soy lecithin, pure vanilla); biscotti (sugar, unbleached, unbromated enriched wheat flour [malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], chocolate [sugar, chocolate liquor, cocoa butter, lecithin], almonds, eggs, cocoa processed with alkali, salt, baking soda, vanilla).
May have come in contact with peanuts/nuts.

La Mietitrice — The lid features The Virgin of the Fields by American painter Charles Courtney Curran, DiCamillo's signature holiday portrait.

DiCamillo Bakery, Niagara Falls, New York — Tomaso and Addolorata DiCamillo grew up in Italy's Abruzzo region and opened DiCamillo Bakery in Niagara Falls in 1920. They baked bread in basement ovens and delivered it to neighbors by horse-drawn wagon. Four generations of the family have run the bakery since. In 1979 their biscotti were picked up by fine department stores, and DiCamillo became a national name. In 2022 the bakery was inducted into the New York State Historic Business Preservation Registry. Biordi's own founder, Emilio Biordi, came from Castelli — also in Abruzzo — which makes this a natural partnership between two Abruzzo-rooted family businesses.

Italian ceramics are heirloom quality products, and can last lifetime with proper care. We have some suggestions that will preserve your majolica for years to come.

Majolica is dishwasher safe, but many people choose to hand wash their pieces as a precaution. Because majolica is a porous material, some pieces are not meant to hold liquid for a long period of time. Check for warning labels before ordering a product, as the pieces that are most notorious for "sweating" are appropriately labeled.

Majolica is sensitive to extreme temperatures, specifically boiling or freezing liquids. Pouring water with a rolling boil directly into a teapot, for example, may lead to breakage. To avoid this, temper the object. The industry standard is 620 degrees Celsius (1,148 degrees Fahrenheit). Quench the glass to cool it.

Crazing is common in well used majolica. The tiny cracks in the glaze do not affect the functionality of your majolica.

Majolica hand-crafted products should not be microwaved, as it may crack and/or break the ceramics.

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