Show FIFTY YEARS AGO up on f lie about 50 years ago to have a supply to make that pitcher of cold lemonade for the July community celebration was quite a On the wagon Is Bill standing nt Joe and at Fred Point of harvest is near the junction at the Duchesne and Strawberry directly cast of They were not treading on thin it was 20 inches thick in the Long was the rather of who contributed this picture for publication In the local Ice cutting provided during summer months for county Putting up ice for the summer months was one of the winter chores in pioneer days in Duchesne The ice was cut into blocks from the river and hauled to a sawdust-insulated ice that was usually built of chinked Many a youngster liked to take refuge in the ice house during the hot summer The insulated building or kept the ice from melting until sometimes late in A saw was used to cut the ice and tongs were used on a make shift pole and chain derrick to lift the blocks from the water onto the Jerry a daughter of Bill who was one of the men who was responsible for bringing in the said it was a concern of the people back In those days whether or not the winter would be or severe enough so they could have ice to The ice usually of sawdust didn't in anyway resemble an but it was a treasure house for the This was their refrigeration during the hot summer months and without the ice that kept diminishing in size from melting as the summer there would have been no ice cream for the community July 4 and 24 celebrations and A supply from the ice house was taken to keep the kitchen store of and other perishable Most of the families then did not have the use of the old kitchen ice box to keep their perishable foods Those that got their supply of ice from the ice house that had been filled during the winter Other families stored some perishable foods In the ice A chunk of ice in July was as well-received by youngsters as the modern-day Times |