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1. Ice was a major product in 19th Century America

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Fri Dec 28, 2018, 06:46 AM

Dec 2018

New England had many lakes and when they were frozen solid, the ice was cut from the lakes and ponds and stored in sawdust in ice houses. The ice was packed in sawdust and exported to the other states and as far away as Jamaica.

During the same period, Philadelphia became a major center for ice cream making. The New England ice was used to make the ice cream and keep it frozen. George and Martha Washington were ice cream lovers and had ice cream shipped to Mt. Vernon from the ice cream shops in Philadelphia.

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Giant "Ice House" discovered under the streets of Marylebone [View all] Judi Lynn Dec 2018 OP

Ice was a major product in 19th Century America dem in texas Dec 2018 #1

I'd bet few understand how packing in sawdust allowed them to ship "as far away as Jamaica" hlthe2b Dec 2018 #3

Well, not actually frozen solid... LakeSuperiorView Jan 2019 #5

A piece of history increasingly lost for most recent generations, who seemingly believe hlthe2b Dec 2018 #2

refrigerators could be dangerous in the early years. ice boxes stayed around. i pansypoo53219 Dec 2018 #4