ice-pound
ice n Before the days of electric refrigerators, ice dealers cut ice on the ponds in winter and stored it in ice-pounds. These were large enclosures - the one I remember had no roof - and the ice was embedded in huge amounts of sawdust. In the summer large cakes were brought to the customers several...
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| Language: | English |
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1976
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/36753 |
| Summary: | ice n Before the days of electric refrigerators, ice dealers cut ice on the ponds in winter and stored it in ice-pounds. These were large enclosures - the one I remember had no roof - and the ice was embedded in huge amounts of sawdust. In the summer large cakes were brought to the customers several times a week and put into their ice-boxes, the ice-man carrying the blocks by large iron tongs. JH 1976 JH 1976 Used I and Sup Not used Withdrawn Checked by Sarah Budgell on Thu 26 Mar 2015 |
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