In the early 1800's how did they make dry ice to keep thier meat cold, there was no electricity?

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Answer 1

There was only ice in the cold months when a natural water source would freeze.Salting/drying and canning were used extensively for the preservation of food.There was always a "celler" in the ground to help keep things cold

Answer 2

Mainly, you either harvested ice or purchased harvested ice if you wanted access to it. Otherwise, you had to keep your meat salted and in a cellar or other cold place and you tried to buy as much as you needed.

As for ice harvesting, ice and snow would be harvested in the winter and then stored in insulated areas in large quantities which would keep the temperature down and keep the ice around for a considerable amount of time.

By the late 1800's, commercial refrigeration was coming into popularity and once freon was discovered in the 1920's personal use greatly increased.

Answer 3

In one of his experiments in 1935, a French chemist named Thilorier first recorded the appearance of dry ice. Although dry ice was used to create fire extinguishers and to refrigerate a few train cars, its first commercial use was by "Schraff's stores," who wanted to have its ice cream cold enough so that its customers could enjoy it at home rather than in the store. Therefore, dry ice wasn't used in the early 1800s to keep meat cold.
In the early 1800s, people used good old-fashioned ice to keep their meat (and everything else) cold. Frederick Tudor and Nathaniel Wyeth created a business that shipped ice to other places in the world, especially tropical environments. In 1856, James Harrison "introduced vapor-compression refrigeration to the brewing and meatpacking industries."

Answer 4

Dry ice is a chemical, it was not used to keep food cold. during winter months, ice harvesters would chop enormous blocks of ice out of lakes, rivers, etc. It would be stored, packed in straw, in a special building and delivered to homes for refrigeration purposes.

Answer 5

They didn't. They either preserved it by drying or salting (actually another method of drying) or by using big blocks of ice cut from a local river or lake in winter.

Answer 6

natural frozen water(ice) was used to a limited extent.most was preserved by other means or fresh.

Answer 7

heat