Ophelia wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> "cshenk" wrote in message
> news >
> Ophelia wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
> > "Cindy Hamilton" wrote in message
> > ...
> >
> > 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
> >
> > 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
> >
> > ==
> >
> > +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.
>
> ==
>
> 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

LOL! Have fun!

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