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Posted on February 28, 2023February 11, 2023

Open-air Kitchens in Early California

Adobe brick oven for baking and five brick open fire pits for boiling

An adobe brick oven for baking bread and brick open-fire pits for stewing and boiling at Mission San Gabriel Archangel in California.

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