In article , "dave" wrote:

Muriatic acid might work if you remember to be extremely careful not to
touch it or breathe the fumes.

Probably not. Acids will attack the bricks, but do nothing to the grease. A
strong alkali such as lye or washing soda would be a better bet: it will
attack the grease, and do nothing to the bricks.

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Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.