On Fri 18 Jan 2008 11:23:04a, Dee.Dee told us...

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> "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
> 3.184...
>> On Fri 18 Jan 2008 09:34:09a, Goomba38 told us...
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>>> James Silverton wrote:
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>>>> Perfectly good advice but the question of what is a Dutch Oven was not
>>>> really answered. I guess it's a big heavy lidded pot but I'm not sure
>>>> either. Perhaps, it's like asking what makes a "super model" :-) :-)
>>>
>>> Didn't they originally have flat lids to bank coals on top of (in fires
>>> or fireplaces) or is that named thing something else?
>>>
>>
>> Yes, and the pots often had 3 feet on the bottom to help secure them in
>> the fire.
>>
>> --
>> Wayne Boatwright
>>
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> They demonstrated their use at "Jamestown" when I was there last.
> Dee Dee
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Did they bake in them or just cook a main dish in them? My great
grandmother used to talk of baking bread in her fireplace in such a pot.
She had a wood cookstove, but also cooked some things in the fireplace.

--
Wayne Boatwright

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