ls were extremely hot. The embers were later removed, bread dough was put into the oven, and the oven was sealed shut until the bread was fully baked.
Not all baking was done in a big oven, however. Also used was an iron "bake kettle," which looked like a stewpot on legs and which had an iron lid. This is said to have worked well when it was placed in the fireplace, surrounded by glowing wood embers, with more embers piled on its lid. 老托福阅读题目 passage20 1. Which of the following aspects of domestic life in colonial North America does the passage mainly discuss? (A) methods of baking bread (B) fireplace cooking (C) the use of iron kettles in a typical kitchen (D) the types of wood used in preparing meals 2. The author mentions the fireplaces built in the South to illustrate
(A) how the materials used were similar to the materials used in northeastern fireplaces (B) that they served diverse functions (C) that they were usually larger than northeastern fireplaces (D) how they were safer than northeastern fireplaces 3. The word "scorched" in line 6 is closest in meaning to (A) burned (B) cut (C) enlarged (D) bent 4. The word "it" in line 6 refers to (A) the stonework (B) the fireplace opening (C) the mantel tree
