Richmond coal is "soft" and full of sulphur and other nasties that made it not useful for iron furnaces. It did, however, get shipped all up the east coast as heating fuel. The question rose this morning as to whether it was used in standard household cooking stoves in Richmond or whether there was one source for heating: coal and another for cooking: wood, as in the imparting of nasty elements from coal to the food would make wood the fuel of choice. Anyone seen anything on that? Lyle Browning ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html