I don't recall any Italian recipes from either of my grandmothers. That's not surprising, since there's no Italian ancestry, as far as I know. So there wasn't much that foreign "pasta"!
However, "egg noodles" were super common. Both grandmothers made them from scratch, as did my mother (when time allowed), as do I (when the mood strikes). It seemed like a very common skill (20th century, middle of USA).
Not so in Australia?
Edited to add: Ingredients like olive oil and garlic always seemed slightly exotic to my parents. Mom would look at recipes and just substitute what she happened to have (eg vegetable oil, onion, a pinch of "garlic salt"). Nothing wrong with that sort of practical cooking, if you know what you're doing! But it's funny how norms change from one generation to the next
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