Early cooks used wood burning stove

This wood-burning stove is part of the 19th century kitchen which also features an ice box and the tongs used in delivering the ice. Cut from the nearby Turkey River during the winter freeze, the ice was stored in sawdust to preserve it for use in the summer.

Early cooks used wood burning stove

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