Lisa Livia, age 10, of Easton, Conn., for her question:

HOW IS MACARONI MADE?

Macaroni, a delicious wheat product that contains a large percentage of gluten, is made in the form of tubes of different diameters. At one time it was found only in Italy, but now it is made in China, the United States, Canada and most of the countries around the world.

After wheat is ground and the bran removed, it is worked into a dough with hot water and other secret ingredients. It is then squeezed through a cylinder perforated at the bottom with holes of the size required.

The strips of macaroni, as they come out of the press, are usually cut to three feet in length and then hung up to dry.