Nancy Young > wrote in
:

>> What is so unusual about taking a clay pot (new, unused) and
>> using it thusly... instead of buying a clay baking dish sold in
>> kitchen stores? Goomba
>
> Yeah, he could spend the big bucks on one of those ... what are
> they called? Rumertofs (I know that's not the word)

Römertopf but that's a brand name. They're actually called
Spiessbräter IIRC. But a flower pot sounds just as interesting.

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