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The neat version of the wood stove. In winter there was often a cardboard box with wide-eyed baby chicks behind and under the stove…of course…with sounds one will never forget !
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The pot of coffee -- cooking on a wood stove -- never to be forgotten aroma!
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Iron with this for a while.
Martha Stewart, where were you when we needed you?
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Frying pans.
Frying with freshly rendered lard was routine practice.
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The pressure canner with glass jars inside. Don’t open it under pressure…
Green beans on the ceiling!
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The old coffee mill.
Back then, buying coffee beans and grinding them yourself saved money!! Especially during WW II.
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To teach a child patience -- get him to churn cream into butter!
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A Separator separates the cream from the fresh cow’s milk. Turn the handle until the bell stops ringing with every turn and you’re doing it fast enough.
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The Icebox. Heaven help the little kids that didn’t latch the door!
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Four slice toaster. We use this for “show and guess” with students.
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