#charcoal

Not only is New York City the nation's melting pot, it is also the casserole, the chafing dish and the charcoal grill. ↗

— John Lindsay

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#charcoal #city #dish #grill #melting

Nothing of the kind; they do all these things in their houses and sheds, with common charcoal fires, and a quantity of straw to stop up the crevices in the doors and windows. ↗

— Robert Fortune

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#common #doors #fires #houses #kind