"Damsel" > wrote in message
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> "Bob" > said:
>
>> I twirl against the plate. This generally results in a ball of pasta
>> roughly the size of a tennis ball stuck on the end of the fork. I swish
>> the
>> ball around in the sauce, then elegantly [HA!] bite pieces off the end of
>> the fork.
>
> Please have someone film this performance, okay? I want to see this!
>
>> The trick to twirling against the plate is to start off with the fork at
>> about a 45-degree angle to the plate, twirl it a few times, then slowly
>> bring it to a perpendicular position while twirling.
>
> I've tried that, but I still wind up with stray strands of pasta getting
> involved with the ones I started out with.
>
> Carol
>
> --
> Coming at you live, from beautiful Lake Woebegon
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Bob and I apparently learned the same way... although I must admit to
stopping (size-wise) sooner. I wrap until it's the size of a racquet ball
and then press the fork sideways to cut surplus. YMDV! LOL

Cyndi