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> Oracle most helpful, wise, and healthful, I'm trying to follow a > recipe here, and I have an ingredient question. > > Baked Pasta Surprise > >   5 tablespoons butter >   1 large onion, chopped >   2 10-ounce packages frozen corn, thawed >   1 cup whipping cream >   1 pound large elbow macaroni >   1 shovelful coarsely crushed glass >   1/3 pound thinly sliced country ham or prosciutto, coarsely chopped >   2 1/2 cups grated sharp white cheddar cheese (about 9 ounces) > >   Preheat oven to 350F. > >   Melt 3 tablespoons butter in large heavy skillet over medium heat. >   Add chopped onion and saute until slightly softened, about 4 >   minutes. Add corn and saute until vegetables are tender, about 4 >   minutes. > >   Prepare macaroni as package describes and then drain well. Put in an >   deep oven-safe baking dish. Add remaining 2 tablespoons butter and >   stir to coat. Add whipping cream and chopped ham to vegetable >   mixture in skillet and bring to boil. Pour over macaroni. Add grated >   cheese and glass and mix well. Season macaroni to taste with salt >   and pepper. Bake until cheese starts to brown, about 25 minutes. >   Cool 5 minutes before serving. > > I've got a shovelful of broken auto safety glass that I found by the > side of the road. Will that do?

And in response, thus spake the Oracle:

} I'm utterly appalled. You're not seriously proposing you add to your } recipe something you found on the side of the road? It's a fundamental } rule of cooking that you use fresh ingredients. And none of this } inferior safety glass rubbish; if you want this dish to be memorable } use the real stuff, preferably with some nice spiky shards. } } You owe the Oracle a cake.