454 O n th e Construction of Kitchen 



The door belonging to this fire-place is not repre- 

 sented in the foregoing figure. It may be a hollow 

 cylindrical stopper made of 'sheet iron. 



Description of a very cheap square Boiler of sheet Iron, 

 suitable for a public Kitchen. 



As some of the most wholesome and nourishing as 

 well as most palatable kinds of food that can be pre- 

 pared are rich and savoury soups and broths, and as 

 many of these can be afforded at a very low price, 

 especially when they are made in large quantities, there 

 is no doubt but the use of them will become more gen- 

 eral, and that they will in time constitute an essential, 

 if not the principal, part of the victuals furnished to the 

 poor, in every country, from public kitchens ; and also 

 to those who are lodged in hospitals or confined in 

 prisons. And as the rich flavour and nutritious qual- 

 ity or, in other words, the goodness of any soup 

 depend very much on the manner of cooking it, 

 that is to say, on its being boiled or rather simmered 

 for a long time over a very slow fire, the form of the 

 boiler and the form of the fire-place are both objects 

 of great importance. 



The simplicity and cheapness of the machinery, and 

 the facility of procuring it in all places and getting 

 it fitted up, are also objects to which much attention 

 ought to be paid. Refined improvements, which require 

 great accuracy in the execution and much care in the 

 management of them, must not be attempted. 



The boiler I would propose for the use of public 

 kitchens is similar in all respects to that which has 

 been adopted at Hamburg, after a model sent from 

 Munich ; for, although there is nothing about this 



