chain-pot

Updated: May 22, 2025

I was not cheered by the sight of goose or turkey turning on the spit as I entered the vast smoke-begrimed kitchen, lighted chiefly by the flame of the fire, but the great chain-pot sent forth a perfume that was not offensive, although the soup was maigre. There was also fish that had been freshly pulled out of the Lot.

Edward Harrison Barker - Wanderings by southern waters, eastern Aquitaine