Noodling on Noodles
Today is national noodle day. Let’s celebrate with a bowl of spaghetti and a few facts.
- Macaroni was introduced into the United States by Thomas Jefferson.
- One billion pounds of pasta requires 2,021,452,000 gallons of water – enough to fill nearly 75,000 Olympic-size swimming pools.
- The first noodles came from China.
- Americas bought 1.3 million pounds of pasta last year. That is enough to circle the equator almost nine times with 16 oz. spaghetti packages.
- There are more than 600 pasta shapes.
- The first American pasta factory used a horse in the basement to power the machinery. It was 1848 after all.
Grandma’s Noodles II
Ingredients:
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1 egg, beaten
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons milk
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1 cup sifted all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder (optional)
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Directions:
| 1. | Combine egg, salt, milk. Add flour. (For thicker noodles add baking powder to flour before mixing.) Separate into two balls. |
| 2. | Roll out dough, and let stand for 20 minutes. |
| 3. | Cut into strips and spread to dry–dust with a little flour. Let dry for approximately 2 hours. |
| 4. | Drop into hot soup–cook for about 10 minutes. |
This recipe is taken from www.allrecipes.com
Happy Noodle Day!
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Christina
Christina Suzann Nelson is an inspirational speaker and award-winning author of six books, including More Than We Remember, What Happens Next, and the Christy Award-winning The Way It Should Be. She is the mother of six children and is passionate about helping others find hope after trauma.
3 Comments
John Bergquist
I still crave the amazing noodles in China. Everywhere I went there were the amazing noodle makers pulling huge lumps of egg noodles into strands and the snapping them to make noodles like I have never had or since had. I just can’t find the equivalent here. Great post.
Gramma
So what kind of noodles are going to be part of your dinner this evening?
Kaity
Only a homeschool parent would celebrate noodle day with cold hard facts 😛