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On 24 Sep 2004 20:01:29 -0700, (Kompu Kid) wrote:

>Hello All:
>
>I looked in the archives of this newsgroup but could not find any
>discussions on this.
>
>A friend of mine says that there is an alternate way of cooking pasta:
>
>- Put enough water in a pot. Add pasta and salt.
>- Bring the mix to a boil.
>- Then simmer until water is gone.
>
>The process is much like cooking rice.
>
>He could not give me the amount of water needed off hand, but
>suggested that I start with a 1 to 1 ratio.
>
>He operates an Italian restaurant so I assume he knows what he is
>saying.
>
>Has anybody else run into cooking pasta this way?
>
Nope. Not I, but my mother cooks rice like pasta. Boils and drains
it, that is.

modom

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