So last time I outlined the story of Strega Nona and Big Anthony and asked a couple of questions about the scenario. This time I want to do some back-of-the-envelope estimates of the amount of pasta involved.

First we know that when Strega Nona prepares pasta just for her and ...

Strega Nona is a delightful story -- if you haven't, you should definitely go read it. Big Anthony, who "doesn't pay attention", takes a job working for Strega Nona, the woman everyone in the village goes to for help with their headaches and husbands and warts. He cleans and ...