Fire Balls for Fuel

[Rick]

FIRE BALLS FOR FUEL.--

Mix one bushel of small coal or sawdust, or both, with two bushels of sand and one bushel and a half of clay, make the mixture into balls with water, and pile them in a dry place to harden them. A fire cannot be lighted with these balls, but when it burns strong put them on above the top bar, and they will keep up a strong heat.


Confederate Receipt Book - 1863

[Ole WV Coot]

You best quit reading that book. Remember they lost the war? Got a nice 8X10 roughly of my g grandpa, fought in the 14th KY Infantry Volunteers, lived to be 93 and outlived 3 wives, all half his age. Death certificate in 1923 said he died of weakness, wonder why?

[erunkiswldrnssurvival]

fire balls have been around for a long long time. originating in china, a precursor of gun powder. with the addition of potasium nitrate(leeched chicken poo) and sulfur, the fire ball will explode

[Rick]

Thank you. I've made a note to stay away from leeched chicken poo.

[erunkiswldrnssurvival]

and you learned a secret formula! keep it

[peter nap]

You best quit reading that book. Remember they lost the war?


When did that happen?:gun_bandana::gun_bandana:

[doug1980]

FIRE BALLS FOR FUEL.--

Mix one bushel of small coal or sawdust, or both, with two bushels of sand and one bushel and a half of clay, make the mixture into balls with water, and pile them in a dry place to harden them. A fire cannot be lighted with these balls, but when it burns strong put them on above the top bar, and they will keep up a strong heat.


Confederate Receipt Book - 1863


I would like to get ahold of this book. Where might I obtain one?

[crashdive123]

I would like to get ahold of this book. Where might I obtain one?

Here ya go. http://docsouth.unc.edu/imls/receipt/receipt.html

[Rick]

Not everything listed is in the online book but there is a lot of good stuff there.