jdd@cbscc.UUCP (Jim Doan) (11/13/84)
Well folks, I have a question that has been troubling me for a long time. Today, I went to lunch at Tee Jayes Country Kitchen, and I noticed that they had this antique pan on the wall for decoration. This is an unusual pan because it has "bumps" or indentations in the bottom. What bothers me is that there are 7 bumps, not 6 or 8, but 7. I have seen pans like this before and they always have 7 or sometimes 11 bumps (indentations) in the bottom. I ahve asked several waitresses adn managers as to their purpose and no one seems to know. So I am finally consulting the real source of knowledge. If anyone out there knows what these pans are for, I would certainly appreciate finding out. The pans are typically 9" in diameter, about 2" deep, copper or brass, and have bumps about 2" im diameter arranged in the bottom of the pan. Some people have sugggested a pan for poaching eggs, some have said it is a muffin pan, but I really don't know. Is there some significance to the bumps? I know that this doesn't really belong in the general news group so if anyone is interested in creating a new group for discussion of these pans, let me know. Maybe net.pans? :-) I am anxiously awaiting your input on this subject. -- Jim Doan [ ... cbosgd!] cbscc!jdd AT&T-BL CB 1E275 (614)-860-3294 [8-353]-3294