From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!seismo!hao!menlo70!sytek!zehntel!zinfandel!berry Newsgroups: net.cooks Title: Re: Really simple update of pasta and ch - (nf) Article-I.D.: zehntel.718 Posted: Tue Feb 1 01:17:49 1983 Received: Fri Feb 4 06:57:50 1983 #R:dadla-b:-31300:zinfandel:4300012:000:347 zinfandel!berry Jan 24 10:19:00 1983 The noodle cooking method is NOT wierd. Adding cold water several times while the noodles cook is relatively common. I have seen it in Italian cookbooks, and in Japanese cuisine it is called the 'sashi-mizu' or 'add-water' technique. I'm getting hungry Berry Kercheval Zehntel Inc. (decvax!sytek!zehntel!zinfandel!berry) (415)932-6900