[Sca-cooks] Old cooking equipment

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In a message dated 6/13/2003 9:47:06 AM Eastern Standard Time,
maredudd at caerthe.org writes:

> In an effort to fill out utensils for my period kitchen, I've been
> purchasing some vintage items. I picked up a 1 pint, round-bellied jug off e-bay and
> am wondering how to clean it. The mouth is narrow enough that you can't
> really *see* into it, let alone get a dishcoth in there for a good scrubbing. Any
> ideas?

How about a baby bottle brush (do they still make those???) or the brushes
used to clean the tubing on fish tank filters?

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> Another item is a pewter porriger, just the right size for my toddler. There
> are of course no identifying marks on it. I vaguely recall that there is
> some kind of chemical test strip that can tell you if there's lead in a thing -
> am I on the right track or merely dreaming? Any idea as to the source for
> such a thing?
>

Yeah, probably at some place like Home Depot or Lowes.  Thye are sold to test
for lead paint on houses...

Brangwayna Morgan