Old packs of Motta panettone
On the panettone many legends and rumors have arisen, so much so that even on the origin of the name there are different versions and all equally difficult to verify (https://www.pilloledistoria.it/7877/storia-moderna/breve-storia-del-).
One of the few certainties we have about the most popular Christmas cake in Italy (in addition to the Veronese Pandoro ), is that in ancient times its preparation constituted a real rite to which the master of the house necessarily had to supervise, who also had the task of engraving on the cake, towards the end of cooking, with the tip of a knife, a cross.
The gesture was considered a kind of blessing, a sign of good omen for the fate of the family itself.