In article >, "Peter
Aitken" > wrote:

> "Michael Horowitz" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Recipes for making pasta vary - some say use oil, others don't mention
> > it.
> > Why or why not is oil used? - Mike
> >
>
> I assume you mean in the cooking water, not in the pasta itself. The
> supposed reason for putting a little oil in the water is to coat the
> pasta and prevent it from sticking together.

Really? I thought you put it in the cooking water to keep the foaming
down. That's why I do it. And when I pour the water off, the oil's the
first to go.
--
-Barb, <http://www.jamlady.eboard.com> The Nylons added 4-3-05.

"I read recipes the way I read science fiction: I get to the end and
say,'Well, that's not going to happen.'" - Comedian Rita Rudner,
performance at New York, New York, January 10, 2005.