444 On the Construction of Kitchen 



The following figure, which is drawn to a scale of 

 8 inches to the inch, represents a vertical section of a 

 steam-dish of earthen-ware, proper to be used with the 

 boiler represented by the Fig. 78 : 



Fig. 80. 



The following figure represents a vertical section of 

 an earthen bowl, which, being inverted, may be used 

 occasionally as a cover for the steam-dish represented 

 above, or as a cover for the boiler : 



Fig. 81. 



When this dish is not in use as a cover for the 

 steam-dish or the boiler, it may be made use of for 

 other purposes. It may, for instance, serve for bringing 

 the soup or any other kind of food upon the table, or 

 for containing any thing that is to be put away. In 

 short, it may be employed for any purpose for which 

 any other earthen bowl of the same form and dimensions 

 would be useful. 



In like manner the steam-dish may be made use of 

 for many other purposes besides cooking with steam. 



This steam-dish, and the bowl which serves as a cover 

 to it, may both be made of cast iron ; but, when this is 



