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FOOD AND COOKING 15

contents : From 1870 - 1914 : Food & Cooking
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Summary: Slatted Press

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Food was often stored on hooks which hung from ceilings or on batons which were nailed to the underside of the timber joists of the wooden ceiling. The photograph shows a more unusual system of food storage above the kitchen fireplace. Attached to the ceiling joists is a slatted wooden press where home-cured bacon would be stored. These bacon safes could be found in homes of prosperous farmers in the late 19th century.

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