| Each year, as part of it's annual activities,
Musterfield Farm in Sutton New Hampshire holds an Annual Ice Day. A few
years ago I had an invitation to participate in the Ice Harvest. I was
asked to bring one of my old trucks to transport the ice to the nearby
Ice House. This annual winter demonstration, usually in January, provides
a source for viewing and actually participating in cutting ice much the
same as it was done each winter many years ago. Ice was "farmed" each year
and was the main product that was used for refrigeration. Homeowners used
ice in special "iceboxes" for the same purposes that they use a refrigerator
today. Farms and others in the ice business had ice houses where the product
was packed in sawdust from local sawmills and then stored. Some farms and
dealers then used or sold this commodity to people who needed it throughout
the warmer months. |
