"sf" > wrote in message
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> On Tue, 12 Sep 2006 21:19:21 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
> > wrote:
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> wrote in message ...
>>> JoeSpareBedroom > wrote:
>>>> "biig" > wrote in message
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>>>> >
>>>> > When a recipe calls for 2 cups cooked noodles, how much dried
>>>> > should
>>>> > I cook?....tia...Sharon
>>>
>>>> Depends on the noodles. Some retain their bulky shape more than others
>>>> (like
>>>> egg noodles, ziti), while others compact more (elbows). Experiment.
>>>
>>> What kind of strange elbow macaroni do you use? They always expand
>>> a little when I cook them.
>>>
>>> Bill Ranck
>>> Blacksburg, Va.
>>>
>>
>>Measure 2 cups of dry noodles, 3 different kinds: Egg noodles, elbows,
>>ziti.
>>Cook them. Measure their volume after cooking. Let me know what results
>>you
>>observe.
>>
> Yhe only thing you're observing is an over cooked noodle that compacts
> under weight. Elbow noodles expand and will show it clearly when you
> measure *if* they aren't cooked to death.

Yes, all pasta expands. But, that doesn't answer the question about how much
volume is occupied by many bits of pasta. This is a pretty intuitive thing,
if you think about it, AND if you understand what volume means.