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[Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>]

On Jan 13, 2008, at 4:01 PM, Clansgian AT wmconnect.com wrote:

> Canning at the zenith of summer heat is the pits.  I've been working  
> on
> building a metal awning shed with a flue away from the house and  
> putting in a wood
> cookstove on which to do canning.

A summer kitchen is a giggling luxury and in some climates a near  
necessity. In our little, preposterously-named East Wing we have a  
sink, a single gas burner, a modest propane refrigerator, and adequate  
counter space. A ceiling fan and three-wall ventilation completes the  
design. I am contemplating the best place to build a clay oven for  
summer pizzas and bread.