How to Measure Spaghetti Servings

My mother was surprised at this tid bit of information that makes serving spaghetti a snap. Read on to measure for a serving of spaghetti.

Instructions

1. When you have adults for dinner, the portions vary considerably for measuring spaghetti. Since the pasta gets a bit thicker after it is cooked, the measuring can be offered to the people or you can just decide for them yourself.
   Throughly wash hands for 2 or 3 minutes with an anitbacterial soap and rinse before touching food. After removing the spaghetti from the box or plastic wrapper, hold it in between the index finger and the thumb

2. After removing the spaghetti from the box or plastic wrapper, hold it in between the index finger and the thumb making a circle around the pasta. For each adult consider a portion about the size of a nickle. For the larger appetite make a portion of either 2 nickles or a quarter.

3. Children's portions are considered adequate if you measure each to have the size of a dime.
   If pasta is not the main dish you can consider smaller for each person. When you ask someone to tell them which size portion they want; ask them in terms of these coins for validation. Before you know it, everyone will be in tune to this measure for spaghetti.

Resources

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