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English cookbook, ca. 1850-1870
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Cheap fires Send for an ironmonger or ordinary blacksmith and order him to take the measure of the bottom of your grate, and to make you a sheet-iron plate to fit it, of about one sixth of an inch in thickness, or even less, which if your grate is large will cost you two shillings, then let your servant lay and light your fire as usual. It will soon burn up, but you must keep the lowest bar pretty open, so as to secure a slight draught. When the fire has begun to burn, poke it gently from beneath and the flame will gradually get through the entire mass of coals. The iron plate beneath gets red hot and so keeps up a constant combustion, at the same time dispersing the heat through the room instead of its being
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Cheap fires Send for an ironmonger or ordinary blacksmith and order him to take the measure of the bottom of your grate, and to make you a sheet-iron plate to fit it, of about one sixth of an inch in thickness, or even less, which if your grate is large will cost you two shillings, then let your servant lay and light your fire as usual. It will soon burn up, but you must keep the lowest bar pretty open, so as to secure a slight draught. When the fire has begun to burn, poke it gently from beneath and the flame will gradually get through the entire mass of coals. The iron plate beneath gets red hot and so keeps up a constant combustion, at the same time dispersing the heat through the room instead of its being
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