"Pandora" > wrote in message
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>
>>>>>>> Nope. Penne is so named because it is representitive of a plume, a
>>>>>>> quill pen (a pen made from a feather)... the modern pencil had not
>>>>>>> yet
>>>>>>> been invented at the time of the penne designation for that
>>>>>>> particular
>>>>>>> pasta configuration. I'll let yoose investigate the etymology for
>>>>>>> pencil.
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Correct. The pencil (wooden sheath and graphite) was invented in
>>>>>> 1795.
>>>>>> "Goose pen" (feather with properly cut hollow shaft or calamus [hence
>>>>>> the italian word "calamaio" for ink pot]) is far more acient.
>>>>>
>>>>> I meant stilographic pen
>>>>
>>>> Oh gosh... The fountain pen (as we know it today) is dated 1850
>>>> although there are examples dated 960 AD. ;-)
>>>
>>> Let me know if you will find something else, after your investigation.
>>> Are you writing from Italy or do you live in Usa?
>>
>>
>> Investigation on what? Penne or pens?
>> I live in Italy. You should argue it from by poor English ;-)
>
> Perchè non hai visto come scrivo io
> In quale regione ti trovi dell'Italia? Io in Piemonte, vicino Torino ma
> sono romana.

You too trying to teach italian cuisine to our American friends? ;-)
I'm from Milan. Thus, with my friends from Naples and Taranto (not to
mention the ones from Tuscany, Emilia and Veneto) we can cover at least 7
regions :-)

> BTW I meant investigations on penne

What else to know? Penne were first made in Gragnano (Naples) between 1600
and 1800. There's no patend pending and no offficial birth date ;-)

Ciao
Luca