The history of Erie's famous pepperoni balls

The history of Erie's famous pepperoni balls

The pepperoni ball originated during the depression. Italian immigrants would take the scraps left over from their fish, and wives would roll the scraps in dough, deep fry them and give them to their family. But as the economy improved, people started experimenting with other fillings besides fish scraps. "Eventually, it was decided to stay with sliced pepperoni. Everybody loves pepperoni, and it has a really good flavor. Its a nice mix of the w…

After 75 years, it's nearly closing time at Erie's Les Crago Jeweler

Owner Stephen Crago joined the family business in 1975.