Macaroni and Other Pastes
Macaroni with Meat and Sauce (Maccheroni al sugo di Carne)
Take one-half pound of beef without fat. Prepare the ham fat as in the preceding receipt, chopped up with onion, celery, and parsley. Cut…
Macaroni with Butter and Cheese (Maccheroni al Burro)
Boil and drain the macaroni. Take four table-spoons of table-butter, three tablespoons of grated Parmesan cheese, add to the macaroni in…
Sicilian Macaroni with Eggplant
Slice one eggplant and put it under a weighted plate to extract the bitter juices. Then fry the slices delicately in lard. Make a ragout of…
Vermicelli with Olive-oil and Anchovies
Take one-half pound of vermicelli, boil in salted water and drain. While boiling put into a saucepan three anchovies, cut up fine, with…
Vermicelli with Olive-oil, Olives, Capers, and Anchovies
Take one-half pound of vermicelli and cover it well with salted water. Cook for about ten minutes. While it is boiling put into a saucepan…
Vermicelli with Fish
Boil one-half pound of vermicelli in salted water, drain, and mix with two tablespoons of olive-oil and a little chopped-up parsley. Then…
Spaghetti with Tunny-fish
While one-half pound of spaghetti is boiling in salted water prepare the following: Take two ounces of tunny-fish and cut them into small…
Timbale of Vermicelli with Tomatoes (Neapolitan Receipt)
Take ten medium-sized fresh tomatoes and cut them in two crosswise. Put a layer of these into a baking-dish with the liquid side touching…
Ribbon Macaroni (Pasta fatta in Casa. Fettuccini)
2 1/2 cups of flour 2 eggs 3 tablespoons of cold water 1/2 teaspoon of salt Put the flour on a bread-board. Make a hole in the middle of…
Ravioli with Meat
Prepare the paste as in the preceding receipt. Take whatever meat is desired--chicken, turkey, or veal--this must always be cooked…
Ravioli with Brains
Take one lamb's brains and parboil in slightly salted water for five minutes. Put into a bowl with a small quantity of curds, one egg, salt…
Ravioli of Curds and Spinach
1 small bunch of spinach 1/2 pound of curds Cook the spinach, drain, and chop up fine, add the curds, one egg, salt and pepper, dash of…
Sweet Ravioli (Ravioli Dolce)
These ravioli can be used also as a dessert by preparing them as follows: Take 1/2 pound of flour 1 tablespoon of butter 2 tablespoons of…
Timbale of Macaroni
Take a small piece of ham fat, one-half of onion, piece of celery, parsley, small piece of carrot. Chop up fine together. Put into a…
Rice Timbale
This timbale is made in the same way as the preceding one, only substituting rice for macaroni. One-half cup of rice.
Timbale of Ribbon Macaroni
This is prepared as the two preceding ones, using Ribbon Macaroni instead of rice or ordinary macaroni.