brick pit — Carolina Barbecue The masonry pit of the Piedmont: a closed brick chamber with a rack for the shoulders and a chimney through the roof to carry off the smoke. nanobotco.github.io/carolina-barbecue/pit/brick-pit/ · 15-Sep-2026 · 37K
Concealed shoe — Amulet Atlas An ordinary worn shoe, walled into a building where nobody will see it: up a chimney, under a floor, above a ceiling, in the roof, beside a door or window frame, occasionally in the foundations. nanobotco.github.io/amulet-atlas/amulet/concealed-shoe/ · 16-Sep-2026 · 37K
barbecue postcards — Carolina Barbecue Between about 1930 and 1945 an American restaurant could order its own postcards by the thousand. nanobotco.github.io/carolina-barbecue/art/barbecue-postcards/ · 16-Sep-2026 · 46K
The charm in the wall — Amulet Atlas A whole class of amulet was never meant to be seen again. It goes up a chimney, under a floor, above a ceiling, into a roof void, beside a door frame, or into a pit cut before the first course of brick. nanobotco.github.io/amulet-atlas/story/the-charm-in-the-wall/ · 17-Sep-2026 · 40K
Fry cake — Pink Box An older American name for the cake donut, still on some signs and menus. nanobotco.github.io/pink-box/word/fry-cake/ · 16-Sep-2026 · 28K
Chocolate cake — Pink Box A cake ring with cocoa in the batter, glazed or sugared. Dark, dense, and sweeter than the plain cake ring on the published numbers. nanobotco.github.io/pink-box/donut/chocolate-cake/ · 16-Sep-2026 · 29K
pig pickin' cake — Carolina Barbecue A layer cake of convenience-food parts: yellow or butter-golden cake mix beaten with eggs, oil and a can of mandarin oranges, juice and all, baked in three eight-inch pans and frosted with a can of crushed pineapple… nanobotco.github.io/carolina-barbecue/dish/pig-pickin-cake/ · 15-Sep-2026 · 34K