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Kettlefoot or Spider

Pennsylfaanisch, Kesselfuss—“KESS-el-foos”

Appears in
Pennsylvania Dutch Country Cooking

By William Woys Weaver

Published 1993

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A three-legged utensil, usually a foot high or taller, on which to set large kettles used in hearth cookery and in such outdoor activities as apple butter boiling. A small version of the kettlefoot is commonly called a tripod or in Pennsylfaanisch, a Dreifuss (“DRY-foose”).

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