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Cooking with geothermal heat

Women preparing food in hot pool, Whakarewarewa, NZ, ca 1910

Hot pools provided a means of cooking and preserving food. They were also used for bathing and washing.

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Rights: Women preparing food in hot pool, Whakarewarewa. Auckland Star: Negatives. Ref: 1/1-003037-G. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22568744
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