SC -spice and economics

[CBlackwill@aol.com]

In a message dated 5/24/00 11:29:17 AM Pacific Daylight Time, a14h at zebra.net 
writes:

>  Now, I seem to remember reading somewhere that
>  thin-walled clay pots were filled with water, and hung from the ceiling 
near
>  windows, so that the water would slowly seep through the sides of the pots 
> and
>  provide some degree of cooling via evaporation. 

I think Francesco Sirene, Spicer sells these things at his website, but I 
could be thinking of another url.  I'll check and get back to the list.  I 
believe they were originally used, not to keep the house cool (which they may 
have, if you hung enough of them up), but rather to keep the beverage within 
them cool.

Balthazar of Blackmoor

Mr. Wizard, what happens when you combine pasta and antipasta?