The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-04-21
MAcARoNI FROM AMERICA.
sHuch OF the FoodssuR sold in Itals
Il Prepared In This
Country.


II viii be severe stab to the pride
OF Italy to learn that the Americans
are now manufacturing macaroni, and
are actually sending SOME abroad. says
the New York Tribune, Factories for
the making Of macaronl are running
in Philadelphia. ana the owners are
steadily encroaohlng on the business
q the Importers until II seems only
question Of time when the macaroni
used In this country will be made en-
tirely of American wheat, In Amer
lean factories by American workmen.
Il Is all question OF wheat. At one
time Il was thought impossible to
make good macar0n from any wheat
other than that grown at Odessa and
Taranog hut now Italy and Genoa
have to share the profits of the busi-
ness with the macaroni makers Of
Marseille, in France With America
cutting into the race for wealth by
the maearonl route. the national In
dnstry Of Italy will be still further en-
croached upon
The process OF manufacturing maca-
roni In the Quaker city IS the same as
that In Europe Only the hard wheat,
which contains q large percentage OF
gluten, Is used. Tho wheat Is first
ground into n cnRtae meal from which
the bran Is removed Great care has
70 be exercised during the grinding
20 keen the temperature Of the room
at The right point both heat and hu-
midity being employed 10 insure the
result being satisfactory The sub
stance formed By the grinding process.
sailed semola, Is then worked up into
a dough with water and for maea-
ronl and yermicellI is forced through
gauges, with or without mandrels. as
in wire and pipe drawing: or. II pastes
are required. Il Is rolled out IN very
thin sheets, from which are stamped
out the various forms Of stars. rings,
etc. There is little difference between
macaroni and the fine threadlike YER
micelli and the infinite variety OF curl
Gus and elegant little forms which, uu-
der the name OF italian pastes. are
used for soups.
Macaroni cannot be made every day
In the year. or MONTH or week Il
must be a dry day, or the substance
from which Il is made will not bind
properly. Good macaroni breaks with
a brittle sound like glass When
boiled Il swells with an even swell and
does not come apart The inferior |
kind viii often break Of rs own weight |
and will burst In the boiling A visit
70 a maoaronI factory Is Of interest as |
disclosing an industry entirely novel
10 American eyes. The rooms through
which the factory proper Is reached |
are hung from floors to ceiling with
festoons Of the macarOnl drying n Is |
everywhere. strung over parallel poles. |
hanging from every place on the wall |
where a peg can be placed. stretched
In doorways so that II has to be
brushed aside 70 allow the visitor to
pass through. and frequently strung |
out 20 dry on the roof aud in the yard |
for want OF room elsewhere
The process OF its manufacture Is
worth watching. In a huge bowl IN
the center Of the room. bowl large
enough for half dozen men to coil
up In. the dough Is placed big stone
coming down on this and hattening
r. 70 tie desired consistency. when Il
is cut Into strips like pIecrust don-
bled over. and the big stone crushes
u again until the proper elasticity Is
produced Then Il IS turned into the
gauges aBd forced through the holes
in the bottom. plungers coming down
on # during the process and so giving
Il The hollow form familiar 10 lovers
of the dellcaey Il reaches lts final
stage. ready fer the drying. in the
form of a halrpin and In this shape
is hung up II Il is good macaroni II
VIII not break while drying, bur win
hang IN The hairpin form suspended
by the bent part until lt Is dry
Ar varleiles ~ maearon are made
IN the same way and whether u Is
sold as germleelli spaghetti or Just
plain maear0nl. it Is Manufactured
from The same wheat deprived OF ils
starehiusss and allowed to retain only
l's aluiluols properties In this form
ii has beer called zone II The seven
delieacies ~ the world" and IN the
estimation Of The Italians at least.
doubtless deserves uai description
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