I vote for burning tires. When I was a tot, we lived in the Sticks and had pot-bellied stoves that were fed on wood or coal. In the Stick ‘Hood, coal was cheap. We fed three stoves and managed to stay warm most winter nights.
And bread was baked (in my house, and those of some friends) by smell, since the heat was coal fed. Or maybe wood fed. Still, fresh-baked bread is an awesome aroma!!
What nice memories. Baking by smell would work well once you had done it a few times.