The Book of Household Management by Mrs. Beeton

578. IF A SPIT is used to support the meat before the fire, it should be

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kept quite bright. Sand and water ought to be used to scour it with, for brickdust and oil may give a disagreeable taste to the meat. When well scoured, it must be wiped quite dry with a clean cloth; and, in spitting the meat, the prime parts should be left untouched, so as to avoid any great escape of its juices.