Ethan Allen Homestead May 24, 2013Notes from our visit -Matches invented 1820's -Used flint and carbon steel to start fires -2:00 is when they ate supper After that too dark in winter Too hot in summer -Candles were difficult to make. Use animal tallo fat -Baked only once a week cause lots of work to start fire -Only took a warm bath twice a year -Milk butter and cheese major industry -Eggs were good for selling -Chicken dinners were a special occasion. They ate hens which you only ate when they weren't laying Cups were made from horns of an ox -Common food was cornbread and baked beans -"Sleep tight" is from tightening the ropes under the bed mattress -Make dolls out of cornhusk -Waistcoat is a vest -Aprons made of wool. Wool smolders while other fabrics burn