[Sca-cooks] Hampton Court copper kettle

[silverr0se at aol.com]

>>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<<
 
Remember, Stefan, that they were cooking for the entire Court, so they were boiling hundred of pounds of meat or whatever at a time.
 
I highly recommend "All the King's Cooks" bu Peter Brears. He was one of the consultants when the Hampton Court Kitchens were renovated back to their Tudor glory and he's actually cooked Tudor style banquets there.
 
Renata
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