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Default Cooking pasta with salt and water

Julie Bove wrote:
> "Christopher M." > wrote in message
> ...
>> Sometimes I forget to add salt. Can I add the salt after I put the
>> pasta in, or will the salt stick to the pasta and make it very salty?

>
> You can do that. I've even added it after it has cooked when I
> forgot to put it in at the beginning. I just stirred it through
> really well and drained it. Tasted fine.


Cool. Thanks.

> Lidia Bastianich had some salt tablets on her show. No clue where
> she got them. She said one was the perfect amount for a pot of pasta.


That's a fantastic idea. I hate having to measure it out. Thank you.


W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)