How did people keep their food frozen/cold before refrigerators/freezers were around?

Answer #1

hmm, in some places where there was a lot of cold weather & snow, they would bury things in the backyard like meats & dairy or under ground because it is always colder underground! (my mother told me stories about that when she was a girl living in the Ukraine...(aka Russia or USSR in 1948) so they would dig a hole in the ground cover the stuff well & place it under the ground while it was covered with snow...kept fresh & they were able to survive the bitter cold!
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Answer #2

i'd say they got a box and filled it with ice sorta like a cooler.

sorry if this isnt any help.
Answer #3

mostly they salted and stored meat and fish so there was never much cold with the foods lol
Answer #4

Very true, they salted there foods to preserve them.
Answer #5

school is good for somethin i guees =P
Answer #6

cant argue with facts...lol :P
Answer #7

Wow, that's interesting. :)
Answer #8

Thank you. :)
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