Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>
> On Sun 26 Jun 2005 09:21:11p, Damsel wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
> > When I was a kid, we got boxes of spaghetti that were about 4 inches
> > square on the ends, and around 3 feet long. The pasta inside was folded
> > in half, so you were talking strands at least 5-1/2 feet long. One or
> > two were all that a fork could hold.
> >
> > We twirled the cooked pasta by holding the tines of our forks against a
> > soup spoon and twirling.
> >
> > I die inside, just a little, when I see someone chop their spaghetti
> > into little pieces. Never could get the hang of twirling against the
> > plate.
> >
> > How do *you* get 'sketti from the plate to your mouth?
> >
> > Carol
> >
>
> Like you, fork against spoon.

I'v never understood why some people feel the necessity
of a spoon. I have no trouble twirling against the plate.

Kate