On Mon 27 Jun 2005 01:38:24p, Ophelia wrote in rec.food.cooking:

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> "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
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>> On Mon 27 Jun 2005 01:16:55p, Ophelia wrote in rec.food.cooking:
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>>> "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
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>>>> On Mon 27 Jun 2005 12:04:53p, Kate Connally wrote in
>>>> rec.food.cooking:
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>>>>> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
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>>>>>> On Sun 26 Jun 2005 09:21:11p, Damsel wrote in rec.food.cooking:
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>>>>>> > 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
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>>>>
>>>> Because I do have trouble twirling against the plate. If you had
>>>> the same trouble, you'd understand.
>>>
>>> .. and why is that a problem! Some to the spoon, some to the
>>> plate... it all gets in the same place)
>>
>> It takes too long1 :-)
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> wot? When it is only 1 foot long))))))))))
>
> But you manage with a spoon yes? )

LOL! Yes, no problem using the fork with a spoon. Nicely done and neatly
eaten.

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Wayne Boatwright տլ
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