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To: Red Badger

Always add salt to the pasta water; NEVER add oil!


5 posted on 10/23/2025 6:06:04 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set.)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

I add garlic while boiling potatoes before mashing them.


6 posted on 10/23/2025 6:14:49 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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To: Diana in Wisconsin
Always add salt to the pasta water; NEVER add oil!

The 11th Commandment.

If my Italian grandmother saw anyone ruin pasta water by putting oil in it she would have crippled them with her big wooden spoon!


15 posted on 10/23/2025 7:00:45 AM PDT by Iron Munro (Voltaire: "Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit astrocities" )
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Always add salt to the pasta water; NEVER add oil!

Extra Virgin Olive Oil works fine for me.


23 posted on 10/23/2025 7:25:10 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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