Making Macaroni in Naples

The best macaroni in italy is made with a particular sort of flower called simola. A letter from jefferson discusses how he wants to use this mould to create an automated, almost, like you crank it and make the macaronis automatically. As they pop through the mould, they get chopped ofof macaroni noodles. There's a recipe for macarooni in jefferson's own handwriting that's still out there. Six eggs, yolks and whites, two wine glasses of milk, two, two pounds of flour, a little salt work them together without water and very well. Roll them with a roller to a paper thickness, cut it into