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They were used to measure the amount of pasta noodles depending on the amount of expected guests. Way more elegant than what we have from ikea today. Another t
by jhoechtl 3y ago
They were used to measure the amount of pasta noodles depending on the amount of expected guests. Way more elegant than what we have from ikea today.
Another theory of mine is a candle holder which adapts to stump size.
- Taniwha 3y agoExcept that pasta came from China 1000 years later ....
- fsckboy 3y agoexcept that there seems to be no truth to the Marco Polo story https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pasta#History https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pasta#History
- lordwarnut 3y agoInteresting, I was thinking perhaps it was to hold soft boiled eggs such that it was convenient to dip strips of buttered toast into the yolk.
- jhoechtl 3y agoI like that theory too. Nice kitchen aids they had back then