SC - Food processors

[Philip & Susan Troy]

> In a message dated 98-11-23 11:07:34 EST, Adamantius wrote:
> 
> << What about Lindsey Davis' "The Silver Pigs", which title refers to
>  ingots of unrefined metal after its first smelting. The molds are
>  connected to a main reservoir via a series of runnels or sprues, and the
>  setup is said to look like pigs suckling on (off?) a sow.  >>
> 
> This is where we get the term "pig iron".
> 
> Walk in peace,
> Wolfmother
> 
Probably.  Pig iron is an ingot of low grade iron, usually from the first
smelting.  In the argot of metal workers, a pig is a crude ingot or the mold
for such an ingot.  Historically, the molds were formed of sand.

Bear
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