[Sca-cooks] Re: Period Ices/Sorbets/Cold Treats?

[Decker, Terry D.]

Here is a page on Roman food preservation including "refrigeration:"

http://www.unc.edu/courses/rometech/public/frames/art_set.html

The information on ice and cooling is from R.J. Forbes "Studies in Ancient
Technology."  According to a couple of sources, the work is excellent and
the only accumulation of its kind available, but is outdated due to advances
in archeological techniques.

Bear