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Originally Posted by cashman
That would be "Slack" wrapped in newspaper?  |
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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington
Yes...I remember that and in the morning it was set like a crust.
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The coal man tipped some 'nutty slack' down one side of the 'coil hoyle' and proper coal on the other side so you could pick. Shovel full at night, as you say, break it up in the morning and put some coal on.
Didn't the nutty make a lot of ash, as most of it didn't burn? Fun taking the ashpan out to the bin in the morning if it was windy!