"Ophelia" > wrote in message
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> "cshenk" wrote in message
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> Ophelia wrote in rec.food.cooking:
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>> "Cindy Hamilton" wrote in message
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>> On Wednesday, October 25, 2017 at 10:51:53 AM UTC-4, notbob wrote:
>> > I picked up one of those Imperia pasta making machines, cheap, at a
>> > garage sale. Making the dough doesn't seem too hard. Couple cups
>> > o' '00' flour and a couple eggs. But wait! ....WTF is '00' flour
>> > and where do I find it!?
>> >
>> > Yes, I've looked it up online, but all I find is a buncha ads fer
>> > outrageously priced flour:
>> >
>> > <https://www.kingarthurflour.com/shop...r-italian-styl
>> > e-flour-3-lb>
>> >
>> > So, can I use anything else? I can get all kindsa flours, but none
>> > of my local HFS's had any '00' flour. 8|
>> >
>> > nb
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>> I figure it's pasta, not brain surgery. I'd use AP flour, although
>> if I had White Lily or one of those soft Southern flours that might
>> be my preference.
>>
>> Cindy Hamilton
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>> +1 It's what I use for mine.
>
> I think I'd go there too but I rarely make pasta fresh. It's more a fun
> experiment for me and a nifty side element is you can imbed garlic or
> other spices in it.
>
> Try this, fresh pasta with garlic mashed or tiny chopped. Set aside.
> Now in a pot of water simmer clams or mussels and remove the ones that
> open well. In a fresh pan, add a little fish stock and your opened
> shellfish and the fresh pasta and simmer until the pasta is al dente.
> Remove and drain is wished and add butter. Lovely dish. Not the same
> as the garlic in the sauce.
>
> ==
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> I rarely make pasta any more, nor do I make cakes or sweet stuff ... the
> exception is for next weekend and eldest granddaughter and new husband are
> coming up to visit.
>
> Asked what she wanted me to cook for them, she replied 'Granny's food! It
> is ALL wonderful' Oh dear. I am prepping a few of her known favourites
> and I am making pastries and cakes! I haven't make those for a very long
> time. We don't usually bother, but this past week, I have been making
> small amounts of stuff to try it out because it has been so long. D. is
> loving it! Looks like I will be making this stuff again, long after the
> grands have gone! I suppose I have made a rod for my own back. but I must
> confess, I am loving it

They have great memories of granny which are special. These are memories I
want my own granchildren and great granchildren to remember too. Have a
wonderful visit and enjoy the fruits of your labor.

Cheri