[Sca-cooks] period hot tub?

[Stefan li Rous]

  Ranald de Balinhar relayed a message:
> Here is the reply I received from Marc Meltonville at Hampton Court,
> with the personal stuff removed...
>
> -- The lady who saw the kitchens remembers the boiling house, one of
> several, although only two remain. There is a large, (72 gallon) coppr
> pot built into a brick surround. Underneath is a small fireplace that
> heats the pot. A set of steps take you up to the pot, where the
> contents, usually meat being par-boiled for pies, was stirred or 
> removed
> using a flesh hook. It could be cleaned by plaing a small boy in it.
> (Probably when it was no longer hot!)
Maybe. Sounds like evidence for a period hot tub, though... :-)
Stefan
PS: Thank you for asking and relaying this information, Ranald. Quite 
interesting.
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