How the logs are fired; how the victim roasts; amidst what hideous and fantastic torments the damned soul "flares forth into the dark" is quaintly and powerfully described.
"A Handbook to the Works of Browning (6th ed.)"
Mrs. Sutherland Orr
Although they were accustomed to The choicest roasts and broils.
"Eugene Field, A Study In Heredity And Contradictions"
Slason Thompson
Examples of food cooked in this way are, roasts of meat; baked fruit, such as apples; baked vegetables, such as potatoes or beans; cakes, such as plain cake or fruit cake; quick bread, such as corn-bread and biscuits.
"Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Household Management"
Ministry of Education