[Sca-cooks] Re: Charcoal

[johnna holloway]

The article that I made a reference to in
Gardens Illustrated, February 2001 entitled
"Burning Issue" describes the work of Chris
Jefferson who is attempting to create an
"English charcoal renaissance and change the
face of the Cumbrian woodland at the same time."
He is advocating a system whereby oak, ash, hazel or
hornbeam are cut down to a stump and then coppiced
to create seperate poles that can be harvested every
seven years. The article notes that the Dutton Furnace
burned the equivalent of 10 acres of woodland a week
at its peak from 1650-1750. Using his modern steel kiln,
Jefferson averages a sixth of a tonne of charcoal from
one tonne of wood.

There is a website given at www.englishcharcoal.co.uk
that people may want to check out.

Hope this provides more information.

Johnna Holloway