Joshuall wrote:
> I grew up on the east coast (Upper New York State). We often went to
Italian
> restaurants and many of my boyhood friends were Italian. I recall
most of
> their mom's used very thin spaghetti then and we also had it when we
dined
> out. Now I can't find the same very thin stuff. I've tried most major

> supermarkets here in Chicago Land and while different pastas are
marked thin
> or even "angle hair" they aren't really very thin when cooked. Can
anyone
> recommend a brand etc? Obviously the thinner the better.

I seriously doubt you will find pasta thinner than angel hair... there
are Asian noodles that are thinner but not Italian pasta. Different
brands are of slightly different size but esstially the same. I would
say your memory has played a trick on you

Look he
http://www.ronzoni.com/cooking/PastaShapes.asp