[Sca-cooks] Hampton Court copper kettle

[Johnna Holloway]

The kitchens at Hampton Court kept large pots boiling at all times.
This is the Boiling House where beef was boiled.
They boiled immense quantities of beef each day for soups and pies.
(200 two pound joints is the amount mentioned in Brears)
The stairs allow access to the side of the kettle.
http://www.hrp.org.uk/webcode/content.asp?ID=411
http://europeforvisitors.com/europe/countries/uk/hampton-court-palace-tudor-kitchens-factsheet.htm
This is all explained in Peter Brears' All the King's Cooks.

Johnnae


Stefan li Rous wrote:
> Maire mentioned:
> <<< The most memorable piece I recall was this absolutely massive,  
> huge copper
> boiling kettle that was quite a bit taller than I am, and which people
> needed to use these little built-in stairs to access the top of. >>>
>
> The stairs were built into the copper kettle? Or do you mean the site  
> had some extra stairs built so the tourists could look into the kettle?
> Why would they need that large of a kettle? What would they have used  
> it for? Although it sounds like it would make a nifty hot tub.
>
> Stefan
>
>