"~patches~" > wrote in message
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> This recent outage had me looking around at all the gadgets/appliance I
> use that run on electricity. I was glad the breadmaker wasn't on and I
> hadn't been in the middle of canning something! I am more determined than
> ever to convert to a gas range. Cooking outdoors during a power outage in
> the winter is the pits!
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I've canned two bushels of tomatoes on an old Coleman stove when the power
went out after I started. It just takes longer. We always have plenty of
propane, charcoal, firewood and oil for lamps on hand. It pays to have some
sort of backup.
Janet