1 lb. ricotta cheese (skim milk is good)
4 oz. mozzarella - grated
4 oz. romano - grated
1 1/2 C parmesan - grated
3 eggs - whole or whites only
2 lbs. pasta- homemade and fresh is in strips!
1 qt. chicken broth - very strong

Salt and pepper to taste. Parmesan cheese for topping tomatoe sauce
spaguetti i a pinch. Should be smooth. Yards of string, Yards of
cheesecloth!

Make the cheese filling. Simply mix all the cheeses and then add the
BEATEN eggs or egg whites. Make sure the harder cheeses are grated.
They mix better that way. This is a relatively bland mixture as is but
don't worry.

Make the pasta. Use your favorite recipe. Green pasta is really neat
for the effect. Cut the pasta into about 6" wide strips. The length is
according to what it's for. If your serving this for dinner make the
strips about 18" long. For appetizers or side dishes then only make
them 6" to 10 " long.

Now simply lay out a piece of pasta. Smear filling on it. Like frosting
a cake. Except leave about 1" free of filling on the edges.
The beginning end can be covered. The last few inches of the strip
should be left bare too. Now simply roll it up! Try to keep it as
straight as possible, but don't stroke out if it's a little off. Keep
repeating until you have one or two rolls per person. Set aside until
all of them are made. Cut a piece of cheesecloth long enough to fully
wrap around a roll with several inches of overlap. Repeat until you
have all the cloth pieces cut. Simply wrap each pasta roll in one piece
of cheesecloth. Tie the cloth closed. Make sure it's loose.

The pasta will swell quite a bit. Make your sauce and heat. Smooth sauce - it works for a nicer visual effect. Keep it hot, but on the side. Now poach the pasta rolls in your chicken broth. Until they're done, about 15 minutes should take care of it. But make sure it's really only a simmer. If the broth is boiling it can cause the cheese to push out
of the pasta and/or the pasta to simply break-up (it's not pretty!)
Here's the fun part. Take the pasta rolls out of the broth. Cut the
string and unwrap each one. Slice them like sausages, into rounds,
except about 2 thick. Place several slices onto each plate, cut side
up, according to appetite.

Pour sauce onto plate. Swirl on plate. Do not cover the swirling of the
green pasta and the white of the cheese with the sauce. It show up
better with the sauce as a background color. Also having to "dip"
the pieces of the roll in the sauce makes for a nice taste.

Sprinkle a little parmesan cheese and/or chopped parsley.

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