Keeping Pasta Hot
Cooking technique from Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book, 10th Edition (1989), page 270. Vision transcription from the scanned page; needs review.
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Instructions
- Warm the serving dish by running hot water into it and letting it stand a few minutes. Drain the pasta in a colander. Give the colander a few firm shakes to speed draining. Dry the dish and add the pasta. Serve immediately.
- When adding other ingredients to the cooked pasta, first return the pasta to the pan it was cooked in, then add the ingredients. The heat of the pan will warm the new ingredients.
- If after draining the cooked pasta you face a short delay, return the pasta to the pan it was cooked in. Or, for a slightly longer delay, leave the pasta in, or transfer it to, a metal colander, then place the colander over a pan containing a small amount of boiling water. Coat the pasta with a little margarine to prevent sticking. Cover the colander. Serve as soon as possible.
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Historical recipe source: Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book, 10th Edition (1989), Meredith Corporation. View the cited page at the Internet Archive.
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