[Sca-cooks] Re: Ruperto de Nola, Libre del Coch

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In a message dated 3/18/2002 11:02:54 PM Eastern Standard Time,
stefan at texas.net writes:


> > My question is, is there a site that I can access to find a photo,
> drawing,
> > or a more specific description of the iron casserole container that he
> > describes?  I've heard that these pots, cauldrons, etc were called
> > Marmitas.  If they are Marmitas, my understanding is that they had three
> > legs and could hold live coals on their lids.

That sounds amazing like the modern Dutch ovens with the flat lids, made for
the same purpose.  I have no idea if the modern design looks anything like
the period one, but it should work in the same way.

Brangwayna Morgan