The Hole in the Macaroni

Series

Series Name

Colour Pictorial

Issue

Issue No.

153

Date Released

2 Dec 1957

Date recorded

25 Oct 1957

Length of issue (in feet)

760

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1The Hole in the Macaroni
2. 2Magic Dyes
3. 3Women’s Island

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 3

Summary

Pathe synopsis: The age-old problem of what puts the hole in the macaroni is solved at last. During a short visit to a factory in St Albans, Hertfordshire, it is conclusively proved that the macaroni is wrapped round the hole. Equally fascinating is the manufacture of yards of spaghetti, as well as a glimpse of a housewife’s nightmare - a sheet of dough 2 ft. wide by 60-80 feet long; this unwieldy slab is processed and folded into delicate strands of vermicelli.

Keywords

Food and cooking; Industry and manufacture

Locations

St Albans; England; Hertfordshire

Written sources

Pathe Colour Pictorial Lobby Cards   Used for synopsis

Credits:

Commentator

David De Keyser

Length of story (in feet)

287

Story extras:

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