Petrona Carrizo de
Gandulfo or Doña Petrona as she was affectionally called by her many fans, was Argentina’s
foremost cook. She was born in the province
of Santiago del Estero in
1896 and she died in 1992.
While staying at Nora
Patrich and Roberto Baschetti’s home in the Buenos Aires outskirts of Bella Vista I heard
some noises in the middle of the night. I got up to see where the noises were coming
from when I was confronted by this apparition who no doubt must be the ghost of
Doña Petrona. Nora Patrich is a wonderful cook and my only explanation is that
somewhere in her house she must have hidden a dog-eared copy of El Libro de
Doña Petrona.