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Podcast: The Culinary Institute of America
Episode: From Ancient Cures to Medieval Ales: The History of the Copper Urn
Description: The Chuck Williams Culinary Arts Museum, located at The Culinary Institute of America at Copia, in Napa, CA, houses more than 4,000 culinary artifacts from the Williams Sonoma founder’s personal collection. The exhibit includes a collection of copper water urns.
By the end of the 18th century, in the homes of the upper and the middle classes of England, no dining room was complete without a silver or copper urn. They were used to hold clean water for drinking, or to hold ice or ice water for chilling foods, which were to be served cold during a me...