refrigeration: Early Methods of Refrigeration

	Site Map \| FAQ in Daily Almanac for Nov 29, 2009 Search White Pages
Skip Navigation Home American Indian Heritage Month Atlas Encyclopedia Dictionary Thesaurus Features Quizzes Timelines Countries Slideshows

Fact Monster Kid's reference,
games, quizzes

Editor's Favorites

Encyclopedia—refrigeration

Early Methods of Refrigeration

Before the advent of modern refrigeration, perishable foods were kept in cool cellars or in buckets lowered into wells. A device still used in some areas is a room built with porous walls over which water is made to trickle; as the water evaporates the room is cooled. A spring of cold water often determined the site of an American pioneer's home. A springhouse was built over the flowing water, and the cooling fluid was led through troughs in which crocks of butter and cream were placed. In winter, farmers stored ice in icehouses for use in the summer. Similarly, natural ice from commercial icehouses was used in cities until artificial methods of producing ice were initiated in the middle of the 19th cent.

Sections in this article:

Premium Partner Content

Related content from HighBeam Research on: refrigeration: Early Methods of Refrigeration

1980s supermarket refrigeration trends likely to continue in 90s. (Air Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration News)

Uneven trucking practices can sacrifice food freshness. (refrigeration concerns) (Air Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration News)

ARI gives air conditioning products legitimacy: ARI created self-policing methods that are copied around the world. (Standards & Certification).(Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute) (Air Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration News)

REFRIGERATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Hygiene, Quality and Safety in the Cold Chain and Air-Conditioning - Proceedings.(Review) (Food Trade Review)

Increasing Lyophilization Productivity, Flexibility, and Reliability Using Liquid Nitrogen Refrigeration (Biopharm International)

The New Refrigeration Piping `Bible'.(Review) (Air Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration News)

Increasing Lyophilization Productivity, Flexibility, and Reliability Using Liquid Nitrogen Refrigeration: Part 1 (Biopharm International)

Looking back at a century of progress.(refrigeration zone)(International Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigerating Exposition an annual event) (Air Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration News)

Irradiation offered as a refrigeration supplement. (Industrial Refrigeration) (Air Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration News)

Chiller comparisons: ammonia vs. R-134a. (Conference update: IIAR).(International Institute of Ammonia Refrigeration) (Air Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration News)

Infoplease Tools