Macaroni Noodles with an Iron Rod

ARTISAN’S NAME:Solvarr

Title of Project: Macaroni noodles from Opera di Bartolomeo

What is this item? Macaroni from 1570 ItalyI

Historical Basis:_The Opera of Bartolomeo Scappi (1570): L'arte et prudenza d'un maestro cuoco (The Art and Craft of a Master Cook) (Lorenzo Da Ponte Italian Library)

What is this based on, or inspired by? (Give the name of or information about the an artifact, illustration or painting, or historical document.)

TOOLS & Materials:

Forge /Iron/ Canola OIL
Flour 1lb
Egg Yolks 4
Sugar 3oz
Safron pinch
Baguette 4oz as crumbs
Milk enough to make the crumbs soggy

Procedure: I followed the instructions from book 2 recipe 174 with the modifications from book 2 recipe 175

Mix all of the ingredients.

Roll out thin

wrap around an iron stiletto

This technique was more labor intensive than cutting small chunks piercing and hand rolling the noodle.

There was no difference between the two techniques.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEYh2UO8Mkk

The stylus was inspired by a simple 100AD roman iron stylus. I used this simple style because the more fancy stilettos would not release the dough easily.

Sources:

The Opera of Bartolomeo Scappi (1570): L'arte et prudenza d'un maestro cuoco (The Art and Craft of a Master Cook) (Lorenzo Da Ponte Italian Library)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEYh2UO8Mkk

http://moblog.net/view/15410/ancient-palm