Shocks the pasta and stops the cooking process. Keeps starches from making the pasta sticky and clumpy.
I just think it's rather odd that a nation that prides itself on its virility should feel compelled to strap on forty pounds of protective gear just in order to play rugby.
Giles ,'Beneath You'
Natter 63: Life after PuppyCam
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Barb - May 21, 2009 2:51:19 pm PDT #20615 of 30000
“Not dead yet!”
DavidS - May 21, 2009 2:52:32 pm PDT #20616 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Kalliope!
(I'm pronouncing that in my head the way Circus people do, which is an untrue-to-Greek "Kallie-Ope.)
amych - May 21, 2009 2:53:17 pm PDT #20617 of 30000
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Tostones!
t is in denial
DavidS - May 21, 2009 2:54:21 pm PDT #20618 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Tosty-Ope! The new breakfast cereal that tastes like Opie!
Barb - May 21, 2009 2:54:38 pm PDT #20619 of 30000
“Not dead yet!”
::giggles at amych::
tommyrot - May 21, 2009 2:55:00 pm PDT #20620 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Shocks the pasta
Now I'm tempted to sing that (to the tune of "Shock the Monkey") but that would entail turning off TV on the Radio, and that would be wrong....
Barb - May 21, 2009 2:55:05 pm PDT #20621 of 30000
“Not dead yet!”
Tosty-Ope! The new breakfast cereal that tastes like Opie!
Oh Hec. Monumentally wrong on so many levels.
amych - May 21, 2009 2:56:07 pm PDT #20622 of 30000
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Dude, Kalliope is possibly the most awesome girl-name since $other-awesome-buffista-name, but... tostones!
tommyrot - May 21, 2009 3:00:45 pm PDT #20623 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Tortellini came out better than usual. I think the shocking helped.
DavidS - May 21, 2009 3:04:46 pm PDT #20624 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Oh Hec. Monumentally wrong on so many levels.
Soylent Green is Tosty-Opes?
Welcome, Kalliope!