Ivy Manning is a Portland, Oregon-based award-winning food writer and author of 10 cookbooks. She is a regular recipe tester and editor for Eater as well as for restaurants and appliance brands.

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The String-Seller's Bell Bearing is found within a hanging pot in the ditch below Prospect Town. The exact location is shown on the map below. When you arrive at the map marker, look up at the rocks ...