Today we learned about how Italy became a nation. In the 1600s, in the time of the Renaissance Italian states had been free. In the 1800's Italy was a bunch of City-States on the Italian Peninsula governed by Austria. Secret societies formed to rebel against Austria. They hoped to form an Italian republic. The first rebellion, lead by Giuseppe Mazzini and the Carbonaria failed. Mazzini escaped to London. Another group, Young Italy formed and rebelled again, lead by Giuseppe Garibaldi. It also failed due to the French aiding the Pope and the Austrians. Garibaldi escaped to the USA.They shifted gears and decided that maybe a monarchy under an Italian King might be sustainable. So in 1860 Garibaldi returned and united Sicilians and other Italians, including the soldiers of Piedmont-Sardinia and worked their way north to the Volturno River where they fought the soldiers of Austria and Naples. The king of Piedmont-Sardinia, Victor Emmanuel II became King of the nation of Italy.
To celebrate Italy we made pizza. Above one pizza the crust is making a bubble. This one has olives pepperoni and cheese.
The other pizza has pepperoni, tomatoes and cheese. (We ran out of olives.)
The finished product.
Janet, Beryl and Cailin finishing the product.
I have memories of eating pizza in Italy. I seem to remember they did not always put tomato sauce on the pizzas. I may try making another pizza with just tomato slices and a little oil, along with the pepperoni and olives - or other toppings.
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