notbob wrote:
> On 2006-09-20, George > wrote:
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>>One place even has an anthracite coal fired oven.
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> Make one want run out and find a coal mine. There's some about 30
> miles away, but they haven't been worked in over a hundred years.
> It's mesquite lump or Kingsford around here.
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> nb

And we have a third generation German bakery in my town with an
anthracite coal fired oven. Great smells each morning and they pride
themselves in making quality stuff without using "space" ingredients. I
mention it to people and they always report that they forgot what real
bakery products taste like.