Macaroni or spaghetti should be boiled in the same way as rice, namely thrown into boiling salted water, and should never, under any circumstances, be soaked or placed in cold water previously. They should be tested occasionally with a fork, and when tender, a teacupful of cold water should be thrown into the pan to stop the boiling; the pan should then be lifted from the fire, the macaroni or spaghetti drained of all liquid, and returned to the hot dry pan, and kept hot until wanted. Boiling takes from twenty to thirty minutes. The following dishes can be made of either preparation: