“I didn’t eat proper risotto till I was nearly 30. And now drought may take it off menus forever”

I didn’t eat proper risotto till I was nearly 30. And now drought may take it off menus for ever | Italian food and drink | The Guardian

“The Weekly Standard and Express Sat, Apr 29, 1893 Page 2 GREAT DROUGHT IN ITALY.

The drought in Italy 1s becoming really serious, and prayers ave being offered up everywhere for rain.

For ten weeks past not a drop of rain has fallen, and agriculturists are getting terribly anxious. Nearly all kinds of crops arc seriously endangered, and particularly cereals and olives. It is estimated that the damage already done to agriculture by drought amounts to several millions sterling”

Apr 29, 1893, page 2 – The Weekly Standard and Express at Newspapers.com