She left Roxbury, Maine – the only home she had ever known – in October of 1843. She probably never returned. Barilla died in Lowell in August 1845. She was 17 years old. Why did Barilla leave the ...

and even regular old pasta shapes reconfigured to look like snowflakes. To make mealtime a little more fun and festive this year, Barilla is releasing its first-ever winter holiday pasta shape.