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On 13 Nov 2004 16:02:21 GMT, (PENMART01) wrote:
>>(Curly Sue)
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>>>"<RJ>" wrote:
>>>
>>>I had just dumped the spaghetti into the boiling water.
>>>Phone rang... I had to leave the house "right now" !
>>>What to do ?
>>>
>>>I turned off the stove, put the lid on the pot, and went out.
>>>
>>>When I came home ( half hour later )
>>>the pasta looked "cooked".....
>>>So I drained, sauced, served.
>>>
>>>I've never been a big fan of "al-dente"
>>>But now I know what "al-mushy" is like. YUK !
>>>
>>>Is there any way I could've saved this spaghetti ?
>>>I'm thinking it woud've been bettter to just toss it,
>>>and start over....
>>>???
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>>Yes, toss it and start over. Once it gets to that point, there's
>>nothing you can do with it; it will only get worse.
>
>Yeah, but... that wasn't the question... the question was what COULD'VE been
>done OTHERWISE to PREVENT the pasta from overcooking,
That's not how I did read and still read the question. I can see it
either way though.
Sue(tm)
Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself!
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