concept
Coke (fuel)
coke
also: кокс
The solid fuel left after coal is baked to remove volatile gases, burned in Russian household fireplaces as a cleaner-burning alternative to raw coal or wood; the footman Stepan's coke-crate, once emptied, becomes the cat's birthing box.
Reading notes
- An Event §9 coke for the fireplace
Coke -- the solid fuel left after coal is baked to remove volatile gases -- was burned in Russian household fireplaces (kaminy) as a cleaner-burning, less smoky alternative to raw coal or wood; the empty coke-crate repurposed as the cat's birthing box is a small, exact domestic detail.