Subject: Re: SC - Ice

[CBlackwill@aol.com]

This is an idea that was exploited several years ago by numerous vendors.  They
were "flogging" wine coolers that were made out of unglazed pottery...and the
great thing was...they worked!  So yes, this idea definitely does work...used to
have one myself.

Kiri

Lady Ysabeau of Prague wrote:

> Greetings,
>
> I seemed to have read somewhere about a way to make a cooler out of unglazed
> pottery, like terracotta flower pots. The theories involved could have
> worked in period. Basically, all you did was soak the pot in water, place
> the food on a plate or the saucer of the pot and turn the pot upside down
> over the two. As the water evaporated, it reduced the temperature inside the
> pot keeping the food cool.
>
> I would think it would be too cumbersome to use for large items or for an
> extended period of time but I could see it being used to keep items brought
> from a spring house cold until serving time. I have been thinking about
> giving it a try at an event sometime. A "period" ice chest?
>
> I don't have any documentation on it and I think I saw in Mother Earth News.
>
> Ysabeau of Prague
>
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