Control the Stove 生炉子技术
Controlling the heat of a coal stove wasn't so easy. People do it by adjusting the air flow. Chimney+Fan=higher heat Certain dishes...
Coal Ball Stove 煤球炉
This was the earliest stove we used. We also used coal cake stove, alcohol stove and electricity stove before gas appeared in our life....
Starting the Stove
We didn't have a kitchen nor gas in the first a few years. Sink was outdoor. Cooking was out door. Coal stove was what my Mom used to...
Make a Roll
Comforters were all filled with cotton at that time. They were kinda heavy especially some nights we needed more than one layer. Three...
Freezing Bed
Those winter nights in Shanghai, bed was as cold as the room. And because of the moist in the air, comforters were always kinda damp and...
Hot Water Grandma
Tang Po Zi (汤婆子) is a brass warmer. The name literally means hot water grandma. (photo from internet) When my Mom married my Dad, they...
Cousins' clothes
My parents are both the oldest among their siblings. But they got married very late so I am the youngest among all the cousins. China...
