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The kitchen was the most important room in the house. The fireplace provided heat for cooking, warmth and light. In the evening, one huge log was placed in the fire to keep the flame going all night. They kept it burning, so in the morning the colonists could quickly get heat from it to prepare breakfast. Kitchen tools with long-handles were used, so they wouldn’t burn their clothes, hair or hands. A crane was attached to the wall of the fireplace and would swing back and forth. Pots were hung from the crane. The cook could reach the pots without getting burned. |
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| In early times, colonists didn’t have forks. They used a knife as a fork. The cupboard was used for displaying their nicer dishes, linens, cups, and condiments. The colonists used wooden plates and drank out of wooden cups. Bread was toasted over a fire in an iron metal toaster. Did you know that the colonists would not eat red food, like tomatoes? They thought red food was poisonous. | |
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