In article >,
Bob (this one) > wrote:

>What were its antecedents?

How about "Loyesns" in Form of Cury? 1390.

http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/foc/FoC071small.html

It's not elbow macaroni, it's flat noodles cut up. No pasta extrusion
back then, you know.

-- greg