On 6/20/2015 9:10 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> Nancy Young wrote:
>>
>> Have you noticed that there are only a few shapes in the dried
>> pasta section any more? Maybe just where I live. So many
>> brands taking up space now, no room for ditalini or even
>> alphabet pasta.
>
> Where I live I find most pasta shapes, The markets carry several
> brands including imported. between all the brands I find most shapes.
> The only shape I don't regulary find are alphabets. My understanding
> is that alphabets are the most expensive shape to produce as it
> requires 26 separate extrusion dies, which all need regular
> maintenence and/or replacement. I find alphabets in a couple of the
> imported brands but they are priced twice as much at the other shapes
> in those brands, and the letter shapes are some strange font.

I wondered if maybe I made that up, that I used to see alphabet,
but looking online, some companies make it. It's a good size,
I'd prefer it to the tiny stars I buy to have in chicken broth
with ginger sometimes.

nancy