On Jan 18, 4:14 pm, "Dee.Dee" > wrote:
> "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
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> > On Fri 18 Jan 2008 11:23:04a, Dee.Dee told us...
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> >> "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
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> >>> 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" :-) :-)
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> >>>> Didn't they originally have flat lids to bank coals on top of (in fires
> >>>> or fireplaces) or is that named thing something else?
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> >>> Yes, and the pots often had 3 feet on the bottom to help secure them in
> >>> the fire.
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> >>> 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.
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> > Wayne Boatwright
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> Here are a couple of the pictures I took;http://i28.tinypic.com/jsg5j5.jpg
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> http://i31.tinypic.com/onqww.jpg
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> Dee Dee

Great shots. Is that a blueberry pie?

I have read of baking with a Dutch oven but I have always thought
that one would have a problem with moisture. Did the Jamestown people
mention anything about this or am I just imagining difficulites?

John Kane, Kingston ON Canada