Aria wrote:
>
> That's the only reason....I thought it somehow affected the consistency of
> the pasta. I won't worry about it then.

Actually Lydia (from Lydia's Italian-American Kitchen)
recommends putting the lid on as soon as you add the pasta
to the boiling water in order to bring it back up to the
boil as soon as possible. She removes the lid after a
couple of minutes - I presume to avoid the boil-over
problem, although she doesn't say.

Kate

> > wrote in message ...
> > Aria > wrote:
> > > Is it true that you are never supposed to cover the pot that you are
> cooking
> > > pasta in? I've been told that, but I have no idea why that would be.....
> >
> > Unless you have a large pot with plenty of room at the top for the heated
> > water to expand, covering the pot will cause the water to overflow. Try
> > it and find out.
> >


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Kate Connally
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Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back,
Until you bite their heads off.”
What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?