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The idea to commercially manufacture spaghetti sauce took root in 1943, when Ferdinand and Mafalda DelGrosso bought a small restaurant at 17th Street and Eighth Avenue in Altoona, Pennsylvania. They called it DELGROSSO’S CAFE, and within a short time it was hailed as serving the “best spaghetti dinner in town”. The homemade sauce that “Fred” and “Murf” prepared for their pasta dinners was the ingredient that set DELGROSSO’S CAFE apart from the others. Interestingly enough, the sauce was made from Mafalda’s mother’s (Marianna Pulcino) original recipe, which her mother had brought to this country as an immigrant around the turn of this century.
— Based on the positive consumer reaction to the spaghetti sauce at DELGROSSO’S, Fred decided to experiment with the product, for he saw the potential for a successful commercial endeavor if he and his wife could market and sell their quality Italian sauces.
— In 1946, he sold DELGROSSO’S CAFE and bought BLAND’S AMUSEMENT PARK and RESTAURANT, located eight miles north of Altoona in Tipton. Fred immediately set up a special kitchen in the park’s restaurant and began to experiment with the original recipe. From the beginning he decided there would be no short cuts used to produce “The Finest Sauce Made”, for the family name was soon to go on the package. He used quality meats, fresh vegetables, imported olive oil and cheese, the right cooking time, and his own variations of Marianna’s original recipe. When Fred was satisfied with his rec
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