"Whirled Peas" > wrote in message
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> On 12/24/2014 02:30 AM, Ophelia wrote:
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>> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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>>> http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/24/di...anted=all&_r=0
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>> So, what did people do before fridges?
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> My dad said that when he was in college during the depression, he would
> keep milk outside on a shaded window ledge.

I can remember my mother making jelly/jello and putting it out on the window
ledge to set)



> Also, in some older houses in San Francisco, there is an architectural
> feature called a "San Francisco Refrigerator" that consists of a lined box
> through an outside wall. Screened on the outside and a simple door on the
> inside. Since San Francisco enjoys an eternal spring-like climate, it was
> usually cool enough to retard spoilage. In another approach, the pantry
> might be placed on an outside wall with a screened window that could be
> left open, chilling the entire room.

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