![]() ![]() A recipe for macaroni in Jefferson's own hand survives, although it was most likely dictated to him by one of his chefs or butlers: Jefferson was not the first to introduce macaroni (with or without cheese) to America, nor did he invent the recipe as some have claimed. The real plate has a great many holes, and is screwed to the box or mortar: or rather there is a set of plates which may be changed at will, with holes of different shapes and sizes for the different sorts of Maccaroni. is a figure, on a larger scale, of some of the holes in the iron plate, where all the black is solid, and the rest open. is a strong wooden frame, properly fastened to the wall, floor and cieling of the room. which fits the iron box or mortar perfectly well, must press upon the paste and must force it out of the holes. It is evident that on turning the screw one way, the cylindrical part F. The screw is turned by a lever inserted into the hole K, of which there are 4. which, when sufficiently long, are cut and spread to dry. each time into a round iron box ABC, the under part of which is perforated with holes, through which the paste, when pressed by the screw DEF, comes out, and forms the Maccaroni g.g.g. ![]() This paste is then put, by little at a time, viz. A paste is made with flour, water and less yeast than is used for making bread. The best maccaroni in Italy is made with a particular sort of flour called Semola, in Naples: but in almost every shop a different sort of flour is commonly used for, provided the flour be of a good quality, and not ground extremely fine, it will always do very well. Jefferson's notes on the production of pasta by machine in Italy (with accompanying drawing) read as follows: While Jefferson had the pasta machine at Monticello, in later years he regularly ordered pasta from Europe. We know that Jefferson did have the machine in the United States eventually, as it is mentioned in a packing list with other household items shipped from Philadelphia to Monticello in 1793. His belongings were shipped to Philadelphia in 1790, and the machine was probably included with those items. The macaroni mold probably did not reach Paris until after Jefferson had departed. In February 1789, William Short wrote to Thomas Jefferson that, at Jefferson's request, he had procured a "mould for making maccaroni" in Naples, and had it forwarded to his mentor in Paris. Thomas Jefferson's Notes on Macaroni and a Macaroni Press Note: Thomas Jefferson used the word "macaroni" as a general term for pasta. ![]()
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