Artemas Ward, formerly editor of The National Grocer magazine, compiled and published The Grocer’s Encyclopedia, (1911) which included tips on storage and preparation of various types of food in addition to advice on ancillary items such as chewing gum and kitchen tools. Many of the entries focused on methods of using ice, along with more traditional “dry” methods, and the ideal minimum and maximum temperatures for storing fruits, vegetables, meat and fish. This excerpt provides a history of ice
harvesting and manufacturing.
