A Cool Invention - Everything You Never Knew About Ice
Nothing goes better with the dog days of summer than an ice cold glass of lemonade. From children's corner stands to baseball games, lemonade is a symbol of American refreshment in the summertime. But the unsung hero of this delicious treat can't be found in the ingredients. It's in the ice. Nobody wants a luke warm glass of lemonade. This, at least, was the driving force behind the invention of the ice industry. It all started in the early 1800's when to Massachusetts brothers, Fredrick and William Tudor were lamenting over the possibility of delivering the rare luxury of ice to the not so lucky settlers of the Caribbean. Although ice and ice cream were not mass produced at the time, Fredrick believed that if people only had the opportunity to have cold drinks, they would certainly prefer them to warm ones, especially in hot climates like the newly settled Caribbean. Soon Fredrick was in business harvesting and shipping ice across continents on a quest to deliver co...