SC - Oogy gingerbread problem

[Lurking Girl]

"James F. Johnson" wrote:
> 
> Maggie MacDonald wrote:
> 
> > >"A roast of pork is prepared diligently on a grid, frequently basted, and
> > >laid on the grid just as the hot coals cease to smoke.
> > >Elizabeth/Betty Cook
> >
> > Just what is a grid? Is it a castiron thingie like on my barbecue outside?
> > (the little paralell bars, etc). Or is it a griddle? or an oddball name for
> > a spit?
> 
> Reaching back into memory, there was a question posted on the An Tir
> Steps about a year or two ago about the date and use of cast iron
> cooking utensils. I passed the query onto the ARCH-L (archaeology) list
> I'm on, and the replies, in addition to cast iron and sheet iron pots,
> mentioned there were metal grates (long strips of metal laid criss-cross
> and riveted or hand forged at the cross points) laid over the fire pits
> to support the pots and food directly. So, yes, much like the cast-iron
> thingie on your barbecue outside, but larger.

Like the one in the pictures of St. Laurence's martyrdom?

'Lainie
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