On Sat, 20 Jun 2015 23:29:45 -0400, Nancy Young
> wrote:

>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

I buy all those tiny soup pastas, even pastina. I remember many years
ago some Campbell's soups contained alphabet pasta, perhaps still, but
I haven't bought any Campbell's soups for probably 40 years. I don't
bother with canned soups, I've found none that I like... I tried a few
from Progresso but they aren't to my liking and they are way too
pricey... the can is worth more than what's in it.