Macaroni with Parmesan cheese

• 350 g/12 oz macaroni
• 125 ml/4 fl oz/½

One of the first pasta recipes to appear in England came from The Cook’s Paradise by William Verral, published in 1759. Verral was an innkeeper, who learned his art as a boy under the great chef St Clouet. In his book Verral includes two sweet pasta recipes and the following savoury one. I am indebted to the late