Happy St. Joseph's Day

Happy St. Joseph’s Day (Viva San Guiseppe)
This St. Joseph’s Day, we would like to provide a traditional recipes for the St. Joseph’s Table:
For many years we have attended and even sponsored a St. Joseph’s Day Table. A priest would bless the food and a story of the origin of St. Joseph’s Day would be recited. Some occasions would feature a young man dressed as St. Joseph. The food was donated by each participant and any donations were given to the Roman Catholic Church.
My favorite delight was "Sfinge De San Giuseppe (St. Joseph’s Creampuffs)
1/4 pound butter
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup flour
1 cup water
18 Maraschino cherries
4 eggs
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon grated lemon rind
1 tablespoon grated orange rind
1/2 cup glazed orange peel
Place water and butter in saucepan; bring to a boil. Add flour and salt; keep stirring until mixture leaves sides of pan or forms a ball in the center. Remove from stove and cool. Add eggs one at a time, beating each thoroughly. Add sugar, orange and lemon rind, mix well. Drop by tablespoon on cookie pan, placing puffs about 3" apart or put in muffin tins.
Heat oven to 400˚ F and bake 10 minutes.
Reduce temperature to 350˚ and bake about ½ hour or until light brown. Remove from oven. Open puffs immediately to allow steam to escape. (Puffs should be opened through center of top). Cool; fill with the ricotta filling; top with a cherry and two thin slices of glazed orange peel.
Ricotta Filling:
1 lb. Ricotta Cheese
2 tablespoons grated chocolate
1 tablespoon orange rind
Sugar to taste
3 tablespoons milk
2 teaspoons almond extract
Blend all ingredients thoroughly. Use milk sparingly, and only if needed to make smooth custard-like mixture. Put in refrigerator until used. Makes approximately 18 cream puffs.