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efore the advent of central heating, the kitchen played an even
more central role in the house as the source of both sustenance
and warmth. It was also a very important place for homemakers, who
were likely to be found here at any hour of the day preparing meals
without many of the labor-saving devices -- such as refrigerators,
gas stoves, and microwave ovens -- that we now take for granted.
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