[AT] OT Heating with wood

[Rob Gray]

I posted it here originally (hey, I contribute so little here, I gotta 
get my credit ...lol). I had seen it on a newsgroup. It is accurate, 
especially regarding Ash....

John Cullom wrote:

> All this talk of wood stoves reminded me of a poem I read on this list 
> many years ago. I think Farmer posted it, but I can't remember. I burn 
> wood every winter so as not to use too much of the liquid black gold, 
> so I saved it knowing I'd refer to it sooner or later. Whomever wrote 
> it had a high opinion of ash.......
>
>
> Beechwood fires are bright and clear,
> if the logs are kept a year.
> Chestnut's only good they say,
> if for long 'tis laid away.
> But ash new or ash old,
> is fit for a queen with a crown of gold.
>
> Birch and fir logs burn too fast,
> blaze up bright and do not last.
> It is by the Irish said,
> hawthorn bakes the sweetest bread.
> Elmwood burns like church yard mold,
> e'en the very flames are cold.
> But ash green or ash brown,
> is fit for a queen with a golden crown.
>
> Poplar gives a bitter smoke,
> fills your eyes and makes you choke.
> Applewood will scent your room,
> with an incense like perfume.
> Oaken logs if dry and old,
> keep away the winters cold.
> But ash wet or ash dry,
> a king shall warm his slipper by.
>
>
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