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The varied array of equipment included the punchbowl or jorum, the monteith, the spice box, the nutmeg grater, the punch pot (an alternative to the bowl, shaped rather like a giant teapot, but without the spout), glasses or 'rummers', ...
From 1790 to 1810, nutmeg graters were very prevalent, for punch was served with every meal. Chatelaines began to wane for the housewife no longer thought it necessary to carry the oddments which symbolized her position as head of the household.
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