Buckeye Cookery

Tried and approved: the great American housekeeping bible of 1880.

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A FIRE KINDLER

Melt together three pounds resin and a quart of tar, and stir in as much saw-dust and pulverized charcoal as possible, spread the mass on a board to cool, and break into lumps the size of a walnut. Light one with a match, and it burns for some time with a strong blaze.

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