Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1884-09-19

. supply Of ice saves much fuel and
q large amount of labor in cooking.
Few kinds of food or drink are ap-
petiziug that are of the same tenn
perature as the surrounding air.
They must be much hotter or consid-
cradle cooler IN order to be grateful
to the taste. In the summer they
are most enjoyable when they are
several degreescolder than the air in
the room where they are served.
During the past few years iced tea
has generally superseded that which
Is hot. Other drinks rendered very
cool by the use of ice have taken the
place Of hot drinks. Ice cream is no
longer considered as a luxury to
many, but is regarded as an econom-
ical dish. 1t costs less to freeze
cream and eggs than it does to cook
them. 1t IS more pleasant to work
over freezing apparatus than over
hot stove in July and August. Be-
sides the article that is prepared by
freezing is more grateful than that
prepared by heating. Berries,
peaches and melons can be kept in
excellent condition several days by
the use of ice, and they are much
more pleasant to the taste if they are
chilled before they are brought to
the table.
Ice is as economical in q farm
house as in one in the city. It is
productive of as much comfort in
the former as in the latter. Ice is
even more essential in the country
than in the city. In the latter every
grocer, butcher and milk dealer keeps
a liberal supply of ice in suitable
receptacle for the purpose of keep
ing the goods he stores and sells in
good condition. They can be moved
from the dealers refrigerator to the
customers house in a very short
time aud without injury caused by
heat. In the country matters are
different. Farmers produce most of
the articles for the supply of their
tables ond others in tolerably large
quantities when they go to the mar
ket town. They use very little fresh
meat in the summer on account of the
difficulty in keeping it in either the
raw or cooked state. The facilities
for keeping even carcass of sheep
or lamb are poor. If they kill a
sheep in midsummer they are obliged
to preserve portion of it in pickle
or dispose of It to some of their neigh
bors. The flesh they consume is,
therefore, limited to salt meat or
poultry. Very much salt meat is
undesirable during the summer, as
it produces thirst. Few fowls are in
good condition to eat in the summer
except early chickens, and they fur
nish expensive food. By having
supply of ice the farmer can have
supply of fresh meat at a very small
cost. The value of ice in the dairy
can scarcely be overestimated. Very
fine butter can not be produced dur
ing the hottest weather without it.
Neither can it be preserved or sent
to market. Milk cooled by ice is one
of the most grateful drinks that can
be used in the season of haying and
Ice cream is as cheap
food as farmers can obtain during
the heat of summer if they have a
supply of ice with which to prepare
it. Milk and eggs are cheap, and
fresh fruits furnish the best f1avoring
Ice Is as desirable in the
case Of sick animals as with human
beings. Farmers who have Ice
houses on their places find that they
afford great many returns on the
while they afford COM
fort that can not be purchased by
money.-Chicago Times.