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Three-legged cast iron pot

In Collections
Feeding America: the Historic American Cookbook Project Museum Objects
Copyright Status
In Copyright
Date Created
18xx/19xx
Subjects
Kitchen utensils
Cooking
United States
Material Type
Implements (object genre)
Language
No linguistic content
Extent
1 object
Historical Note
A 2-pail or 3-pail pot is a unit of measurement used for some recipes. A similar measure is "1 bucket." Both buckets and pails are for carrying, as well as measuring, dry and wet materials. A pail is most often used for wet. 1 pail equal to about 2 gallons.
Holding Institution
Michigan State University. Museum
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