The Kitchen At the Saguache County Museum
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In the
kitchen you will see such antiques as the baby high chair/stroller.
Simply release the latch on the chair and you have an instant
stroller. Those old timers were pretty clever.
A beautiful
handmade quilt adorns the north wall; the table is set with
ironstone dishes; the wooden hand churn sits near a small rocker, so
mother can rock baby and churn all at once.
The iron
cookstove is nearby for warmth, as well as cooking. The teakettle
was always on, with iron pots and pans nearby.
Cupboards
contain bowls and crocks, flour and spices, and in one are many
medicine bottles, most of them ninety percent alcohol.
All
manner of useful items are in this kitchen, which was the main
living quarter of our fore bearers! (Remember there was no
central heating, no electricity, and no running water.)
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