Dee Dee wrote in message
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I believe that the plate special in Hawaii always was
a scoop of rice, a scope of macaroni salad and a
meat/fish.

I'm not sure whether the macaroni was small shell
pasta, but I don't think so; perhaps some from
Hawaii here will know for sure.

I'm not from Hawaii nor do I play an actor living there as a PI
but the two chain-Hawaiian restaurants around me serve both elbow
or ditalini mac salad. I don't think either chain makes the mac
salad on-site.

[..] the new stuff at Costco Annie's or Anne's is
a small shell, which I had never seen before
and tried; it is so small that you don't have to chew.

The mini-shell pasta is great for wolfing down but I'm too
conservatively traditional for anything but elbow pasta in my
mac-and-cheese.

The Ranger

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From the time I was born some 50 years ago, it was called spaghetti.
My mother made it, we got it in the school cafeteria. we ate it in
restaurants, and my relatives served it. It was always called
SPAGHETTI. All of a sudden it seems the name has changed to pasta.
What the hell is PASTA?

That's just stupid. Nobody calls spaghetti "pasta." It's a certain
shape of pasta, and it always has been. Notice both words are
Italian?

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"The Ranger" wrote:

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after JB
primordially screamed:

What the hell is PASTA?

LOL!.... I feel your pain. I get a kick out of
the whole pasta salad thing. If it's pasta and it's
cold, it still macaroni salad in my book and I
don't like it.

Nuh-uh! Macaroni salad is ONLY made with mini-shells, relish,
black olives, hard-boiled egg and miracle whip!

Miracle Whip Macaroni Salad

INGREDIENTS:
2 cups small shell pasta, cooked and drained
3/4 cup Miracle Whip
1 sweet onion, diced into small pieces
4 hard-boiled eggs, chopped
1 Tbs. sweet pickle relish
1/2 cup black olives*

* I add a mix of Kalamata and Niçoise and rough-chop them but a
small can of generic black olives works just as well.

_PASTA_ salad opens the diner up to a world of differences!

The Ranger

I use Tri-color fusilli,
Fake crab (or salad shrimp)
Pickle relish
Sliced black olives
Lime based Mayo

May add hard boiled eggs if I want to make them.
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I don't think it changes the flavor; it's a matter of which pasta
complements a particular kind of sauce so as to maximize one's enjoyment
of the sauce. The pasta is the carrier for the sauce and together they
can be wonderful.

I believe the rule is the lighter the sauce, the lighter the pasta.
Angel hair doesn't get bolognese sauce (unless you're at my house), it
gets olive oil and fresh tomatoes and garlic and basil. Like that. :-)
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Sure it can!
Example: fresh egg pasta is not suitable for lots of sauces. Even the scale
of the pasta vs the scale of what's with it can alter it. Tubular ones
carry runny sauces inside. Creamy sauces need some corners to catch on to.

Various qualities of pasta make a huge difference, too. Humongous companies
extrude it through Teflon and dry it fast. It leaves a slicker surface and
isn't nearly as good as pasta extruded through bronze and dried slower.

Come to Rome and go to the Pasta Museum! It's not far from the Trevi
Fountain.
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"Sheldon" wrote in message
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Bobo wrote:
I have to empty the trash can in the employee lunchroom on
Thursdays. I find even the smell of most of their vinegar/mayo/tuna/
whatever other icky stuff that's on there pretty repulsive.

You're the janitor? That's a noble profession,

Well, hell, at least he's employed and not on the dole like you are.

"The Ranger" wrote

Nuh-uh! Macaroni salad is ONLY made with mini-shells, relish, black
olives, hard-boiled egg and miracle whip!

Nooooo. Macaroni is ELBOW macaroni. When have you ever seen
that name, "Macaroni" on any pasta product not shaped like elbows?

On Aug 28, 10:45 am, Sheldon wrote:
Bobo wrote:
I have to empty the trash can in the employee lunchroom on
Thursdays. I find even the smell of most of their vinegar/mayo/tuna/
whatever other icky stuff that's on there pretty repulsive.

You're the janitor? That's a noble profession, hey, at least you
work... better than being a welfare parasite. You're going to have to
do a lot better than emptying the trash just once a week, that's why
it stinks so...

I only work one evening shift a week. Someone else has the
responsibility for emptying that trash the other six days.

which day do you empty the used tampon basket in the terlit...

My co-worker does the restrooms every morning. Lots of overuse of
chlorine bleach. He empties the sanitary containers every day.
Curiously, the one thing he doesn't do is the formica around the
sinks. The Saturday guys catch that up.

I mostly do floors and carpet cleaning, and setting up lots of tables
and chairs.

in comparison week old tuna salad should be ambrosia.

No week old anything, neither tampons nor tuna.

--Bryan

"Bobo Bonobo®" wrote in message
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On Aug 28, 10:45 am, Sheldon wrote:
Bobo wrote:
I have to empty the trash can in the employee lunchroom on
Thursdays. I find even the smell of most of their vinegar/mayo/tuna/
whatever other icky stuff that's on there pretty repulsive.

You're the janitor? That's a noble profession, hey, at least you
work... better than being a welfare parasite. You're going to have to
do a lot better than emptying the trash just once a week, that's why
it stinks so...

I only work one evening shift a week. Someone else has the
responsibility for emptying that trash the other six days.

which day do you empty the used tampon basket in the terlit...

My co-worker does the restrooms every morning. Lots of overuse of
chlorine bleach. He empties the sanitary containers every day.
Curiously, the one thing he doesn't do is the formica around the
sinks. The Saturday guys catch that up.

I mostly do floors and carpet cleaning, and setting up lots of tables
and chairs.

in comparison week old tuna salad should be ambrosia.

No week old anything, neither tampons nor tuna.

--Bryan


I have a serious question. In most schools, there is a problem with the
water fountains. They're adjusted so hardly any water comes out, so you have
to come into contact with the metal spout, which no sane person will do. Is
there a secret society of janitors which requires this?

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wrote:

"Omelet" wrote

Personally, I think it's "fun" to explore different shapes of pasta.


Yeah, but I'd rather take a trip.

I can send you some Peruvian torch seeds... G
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My issue is linguine, spaghetti, manicotti, rotini, etc. It is
as
if changing the shape of a flour/water concoction is going to
alter
the flavor of the finished dish.

Nah. IMHO it only alters texture, and the ability of said noodle to
retain sauce.

Personally, I think it's "fun" to explore different shapes of
pasta.

Agreed. However, altering the shape also affects the way sauces
adhere to the pasta. Thus a sauce that works well with spaghetti
might not be appropriate for macaroni. There's a wonderful book on
pasta by a local (to me) author in Sarasota. I don't know where I
put it or I'd share the title and author but it has a lengthy chapter
on the various types of pasta and the types of sauces that work best
with each.

I like to cook different types with various recipes. Once I try one
out and it works as written I will usually start experimenting. More
often than not the original recipe is better but every so often I
come up with a winner. At least, my family thinks so. :^)

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"The Ranger" wrote

Nuh-uh! Macaroni salad is ONLY made with mini-shells, relish, black
olives, hard-boiled egg and miracle whip!

Nooooo. Macaroni is ELBOW macaroni. When have you ever seen
that name, "Macaroni" on any pasta product not shaped like elbows?

Macaroni Grill:

http://www.macaronigrill.com/Home/Default.aspx
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Bobo Bonobo® wrote:

On Aug 28, 10:45 am, Sheldon wrote:
Bobo wrote:
I have to empty the trash can in the employee lunchroom on
Thursdays. I find even the smell of most of their vinegar/mayo/tuna/
whatever other icky stuff that's on there pretty repulsive.

You're the janitor? That's a noble profession, hey, at least you
work... better than being a welfare parasite. You're going to have to
do a lot better than emptying the trash just once a week, that's why
it stinks so...

I only work one evening shift a week. Someone else has the
responsibility for emptying that trash the other six days.

which day do you empty the used tampon basket in the terlit...

My co-worker does the restrooms every morning. Lots of overuse of
chlorine bleach. He empties the sanitary containers every day.
Curiously, the one thing he doesn't do is the formica around the
sinks. The Saturday guys catch that up.

I mostly do floors and carpet cleaning, and setting up lots of tables
and chairs.

in comparison week old tuna salad should be ambrosia.

No week old anything, neither tampons nor tuna.

--Bryan

Oh gag.

I'm not even a sanitation engineer but since I work night shifts, I
still do some cleanup work.

I'll leave it to housekeeping personnel to empty the bathroom trash.

But I have been known to take acid to the commode in the patient waiting
area. We need to keep our ratings high.
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"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:

I have a serious question. In most schools, there is a problem with the
water fountains. They're adjusted so hardly any water comes out, so you have
to come into contact with the metal spout, which no sane person will do. Is
there a secret society of janitors which requires this?

Why are you drinking out of water fountains?
I carry my own water bottles. shudder

And you accuse ME of being white trash? shrugs
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"Omelet" wrote in message
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In article ,
"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:

I have a serious question. In most schools, there is a problem with the
water fountains. They're adjusted so hardly any water comes out, so you
have
to come into contact with the metal spout, which no sane person will do.
Is
there a secret society of janitors which requires this?

Why are you drinking out of water fountains?
I carry my own water bottles. shudder

And you accuse ME of being white trash? shrugs

There is nothing wrong with drinking from water fountains which are working
properly.

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"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:

"Omelet" wrote in message
news
In article ,
"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:

I have a serious question. In most schools, there is a problem with the
water fountains. They're adjusted so hardly any water comes out, so you
have
to come into contact with the metal spout, which no sane person will do.
Is
there a secret society of janitors which requires this?

Why are you drinking out of water fountains?
I carry my own water bottles. shudder

And you accuse ME of being white trash? shrugs

There is nothing wrong with drinking from water fountains which are working
properly.

Ew.

Sorry, but just EW!!!

That's like running a kissing booth.

For free.
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