The iceman cometh to U-M

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” it=”” was=”” not=”” so=”” very=”” long=”” ago,”=”” said=”” janice=”” longone,=”” curator=”” of=”” culinary=”” history=”” at=”” the=”” university=”” michigan’s=”” clements=”” library,=”” “that=”” meat=”” preserved=”” primarily=”” by=”” drying=”” or=”” salting,=”” that=”” milk=”” could=”” be=”” only=”” in=”” form=”” butter=”” and=”” cheese,=”” fresh=”” fruits=”” vegetables=”” were=”” available=”” seasonally=”” areas=”” where=”” they=”” grown.”=”” <br><br>and=”” then=”” came=”” ice=”” icehouses=”” followed=”” mechanical=”” refrigeration.=”” is=”” american=”” ingenuity=”” longone=”” illustrates=”” exhibition=”” “the=”” iceman=”” cometh…=”” goeth”=”” library=”” june=”” 8=”” through=”” september.=”” <br><br>”throughout=”” history,=”” wealthy=”” powerful=”” had=”” to=”” them=”” limited=”” quantities,”=”” said.=”” “but=”” took=”” make=”” all.=”” democratization=”” largely=”” due=”” a=”” couple=”” 19th=”” century=”” yankee=”” businessmen.”=”” <br><br>the=”” explores=”” industry=”” from=”” new=”” england=”” pond=”” harvesting=”” introduction=”” includes:=”” <br><br>—the=”” story=”” king,=”” frederic=”” tudor,=”” his=”” collaborator=”” nathaniel=”” wyeth.=”” 1803=”” book=”” thomas=”” moore,=”” “an=”” essay=”” on=”” most=”” eligible=”” construction=”” ice-houses.”=”” tools,=”” equipment=”” methods=”” natural=”” its=”” distribution,=”” including=”” successful=”” arrival=”” 1833=”” ship=”” carrying=”” boston=”” calcutta,=”” crossing=”” equator=”” twice.=”” manufactured=”” how=”” revolutionized=”” food=”” eating=”” america.=”” refrigerators,=”” with=”” millionth=”” frigidaire=”” sold=”” 1929=”” general=”” electric=”” refrigerator=”” 1931.=”” <br><br>—icehouses,=”” cards,=”” icemen,=”” iceboxes,=”” tools=”” trade,=”” advertising.=”” <br><br>”the=”” use=”” (or=”” overuse)=”” refrigeration=”” one=”” features=”” life=”” commented=”” upon=”” visitors=”” our=”” shores,”=”” “this=”” makes=”” diverse=”” resources=”” explain=”” whys=”” hows=”” this=”” phenomenon=”” culture.”=”” exhibit=”” can=”” viewed=”” mon.-fri.=”” 1-4:30=”” p.m.=”” <br>longone,=”” nationally=”” renowned=”” historian,=”” will=”” present=”” lecture=”” sponsored=”” historians=”” ann=”” arbor=”” 3-5=”” sept.=”” 19=”” library.=”” event=”” free=”” open=”” public.<br><br>=”” <strong>related=”” links:=”” <=”” strong><br><br>=”” exhibit:=”” <a=”” href=” http:>http://www.clements.umich.edu/Exhibits/iceman/

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