New-York tribune., 1910-12-18
Spaghetti Fiends
How to Eat Strands Which
Have Displaced "Red Ink"

'-Of course YOU know" procia aimed the
artist. as he traced patterns with his stick
ON the sawduSt covered floor. the man
Who made prosperity possible for such
restaurants as these was the long-head'>d
,]a-a Y io first bethought him of offering
sl,aehetti to the American public That =
no Joke .Eed ink is a popular feature.
but it's altogether secondary. one can
.e. ..heap wine in ali sorts Of places, and
there's many = successful spaghetti JOINT
that doesn't sell booze
Yes. sir this gIorified form Of plain,
everyday macaroni is the drawing card
It's tho alnbrosia on which your would-be
best seller novelist or academclan-hot 10
forget the hosts of his admiring and INT
tatfve friends-thinks it necessary To feeo
WHY. the correct eating Of spaghetti Is III
itself an art. which il takes lonS practice
10 acquire.
Have Won ever observed the beginner
--,en his first dish of three-foot strands
;s nlaced before him? He finds it difficult
IN serye. and usually ends by cutting IL
with a knife Esrbarous: For your en-
Ii,.litern,cnt. 7 viii outline the only proper
procedure.
First NIX tho red sauce on top of fhc
spa phetti into the entire dlshful, and fol-
low this up with a liberal application 81
grated cheese from the little receptacle ~
z-o11- elbow Then seize the spoon pro-
z-i,sed in one hand and a fork IA the otn"t-
iIuprisorz some. of the spaghetti between
+tcse ir,nIeInerts. and raise your arms far
above your head. II this is done WITH 4
steady resolute movement the longest
strands viii be dangling just above tne
dish. and they can he guided successfully
-lln =
n eer1-a in this way VIII be Surc OF aP-
,,lsr,s. from the ladies of the party
..Tbo next problem is the eating of the
-.,,re Di4hout tDinine it around your neck
ar having il vriEgIc off the fork into Your
Ian In rnpuIar play uf three or four
,-oars aro. come Jolly musicians were sh"wn n
on the. stage stoking great lengths o.
-n,cI,a.ti into their mouths They did 1t
--er,- neatly. but it vas = hit OF false local
rolo- or may have been introduced mercy
for the burlesqUe effect
Tho right thing TO do Is To take two
strands. no more and no less, on one prong
IF vor1r fork; then press the latter against
:, niece Of bread held in your other hand'
and twirI it until the spaghetti Is r"iied
around the fork It's easy, / assure You
and however much trouble you may have
al first never yield 10 the temptation %
r1,t+in- up the stuff and eating il with a
s,oon IF YOU do you will be regarded as
=, erennhorl,. and will nc smiled at de
,isiveIv by all the otler diners
The spaghetti fcnds are enthusiasts
IA ordinary discomforts can dim their
a-,lor and they keep in their no'eboohS
.,,a addresses OF countless obscure res
.aurants that specialize in their faVorl'e
-,-,,-cpe3or. l know Of one Italian woman
Tho Iives on the top floor of an apart
,,,e,t house. ono has to climb six flights
or stairs to get TO her place. ana she
can only accommodate SIX or seven Peo-
df,,rar every evening But she
i-,,--s how to cook superb spaghetti
tts,.e enough. She never has vacant
seat. -.
u may add that this deieetabie dish Is
,.ot now confined to the itaiian '@''''i -
.',o f-ran,h table ,:'.l9te dinners and ear
o,.,aj-;Cd in many American p'sees- II
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