Did they keep a fire in the woodstove all day. How did they stand the heat?
2007-05-24 10:09:18 · 6 answers · asked by knowitall 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
typically they kept a small fire going on the hearth- and yes it gets hot in the summer time. The trick was to build the hearth in such a way that you could make it draft in the summer (draw the air up the chimney- this will actually "cool" the kitchen) and then restrict the draft in the winter to warm the house.
There are working hearths in Colonial Williamsburg that work just this way.
2007-05-24 10:21:55 · answer #1 · answered by johntindale 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They would use either the stove or they would use luke warm water.... we have a lot of amish around here and they use the stove even in the heat of summer!
2007-05-24 17:23:00 · answer #2 · answered by livinintheword † 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They used their wood stoves. Not much choice whether they could stand the heat or not. I imagine there were some tough broads back then, like my gramma.
2007-05-24 17:20:05 · answer #3 · answered by thezaylady 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They did fire up the wood cookstove for hot water and baths.
2007-05-24 17:14:59 · answer #4 · answered by morris 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Fire
2007-05-24 17:16:31 · answer #5 · answered by Raca 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Heated it on a stove.
2007-05-24 17:14:43 · answer #6 · answered by Krissy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋