1 Cook the spaghetti or other pasta in large pot of salted boiling water according to package directions or until al dente. 2  Drain the pasta and reserve 1 cup of the cooking water. 3  While pasta is cooking, combine garlic cloves and pine nuts in a food processor or blender and pulse until chopped. Drain the pasta and reserve 1 cup of the cooking water. 2  While pasta is cooking, combine garlic cloves and pine nuts in a food processor or blender and pulse until chopped. 3  Add basil and olive oil and pulse just until a paste forms.
On average, there are 182 sunny days per year in Mercer, Wisconsin. The July high is around 77 degrees. The January low is 2. Sperling's comfort index for Mercer is a 33 out of 100, where a higher score indicates a more comfortable year-around climate. The US average for the comfort index is 54.
The average annual temperature varies from 39 F in the north to about 50 F in the south. The highest temperature ever recorded in Wisconsin was 114 F at Wisconsin Dells on July 13, 1936, and the lowest temperature on record was minus 55 F, reported from Couderay on both February 2 and February 4, 1996.