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You would think that a 350 page book entirely about the advent of domestic coal usage in the UK during the Victorian era would get a little boring, but not this time!
Goodman writes not only about the historical facts, going over detailed records of household goods and how coal became the default fuel for poorer people, but she adds her own experience with using wood and coal for cooking in the different reenactments she's done, which answers a tremendous amount of practical questions that would be hard to guess unless you'd seen how it was used. It explains why the recipes, the pots and the cooking utensils changed. Also fascinating the chapters about cleaning, the adoption of soap as the norm. Brilliant.
Goodman writes not only about the historical facts, going over detailed records of household goods and how coal became the default fuel for poorer people, but she adds her own experience with using wood and coal for cooking in the different reenactments she's done, which answers a tremendous amount of practical questions that would be hard to guess unless you'd seen how it was used. It explains why the recipes, the pots and the cooking utensils changed. Also fascinating the chapters about cleaning, the adoption of soap as the norm. Brilliant.