It is not known if the techniques described in this account were actually used during the Xia dynasty, but they were considered old ways by the time of this account, which describes putting ocean water in clay vessels and boiling it until reduced to pots of salt crystals. (bookbrowse.com)
All night long they cooked, served, and flirted in the picturesque flare from hand - hammered tin lanterns, in the savory haze rising from clay vessels on charcoal braziers.» (fieryfoodscentral.com)
Many people will probably remember the «Chia Pet» craze in the 80s, which popularized small clay vessels with a fast - growing, soft, thin grass growing out of them. (herbazest.com)