The Ice Trade of British Guiana – By Dmitri Allicock.
An excellent article by Dmitri Allicock!
CRYSTAL BLOCKS OF YANKEE COLDNESS
A February 1806 Boston newspaper assured its readers. “A vessel has cleared at the Custom House for Martinique with a cargo of ice. We hope this will not prove a slippery speculation.”
Imagine life in 1800’s tropical hot and humid British Guiana without a cold glass of water or for the more affluent, ice cream, a cold beer or beverage. Gourds, goblets and other earthen vessels did bring some quenching relief of cool water for the thirsty as it did throughout history.
It was commonplace to find large water holding gourds among the furnishings of the historical kitchen of Guyana.
For those who lived in the rural areas or hinterlands, a shady and cool creek kept liquids below room temperature. Closed containers were submerged at water’s edge and retrieved for a cool drink on a hot day. [Read more: The Ice…
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