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Burkett the
re-enactor; also a naturalist
GREENVILLE – “I put it together over a period of months,” said J.
Burkett, Naturalist, also known locally as John Burkett, President of
the Greenville City Council (among other things). He pointed out the
detail of the George Washington Field Kitchen replica he’d built from
scratch. “The original,” he added, “is really beat up, but it’s
beautiful.”
Burkett noted his version is a little larger because he made it to fit
today’s pots and pans. Beyond that, however, the intricacy of the
original was detailed, even down to the four cooking pots with
detachable handles. He demonstrated the ease with which the handles
could be connected and removed as necessary, depending on whether they
were being used or stored.
“During the Revolutionary War, they used glass salt and pepper shakers
with pewter tops,” he noted, as he continued describing the various
parts of the ‘kitchen.’ He pulled...
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