Matt and I Dig a Kitchen..."

To Accompany the article on Kitchens
©2002 by John U. Rees




8:00 A.M. Kitchen trench was outlined with lime.
Sod removal is begun.







Digging the first two fire pits.







Circa 4:30 PM: One third of kitchen completed;
trench with three fire places. Roughly 3 hours
per fireplace were needed to complete a single position.







Fireplace on left has a sheet-iron kettle
sitting on two pieces of sod to allow fire draught.







Preparing food on an earthen kitchen.







Kitchen fire box at night .