The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-02
IN AN ICE CREAM CAVERN.
HIDDEN MYSTERIES RErEALED IN AN
HOURS ExPLORA TON.

Many Thousands OF Quarts or Frosel
Sweets Produced and Consuuaed Daily
Asamated Subterranean Scenes Anon,
the workers In - Foiar.iike Tempera
t"re-Extre.es OF Heat and Cold.
Opening into one OF the city's streets is tn,
mouth OF vast underground cavern. From
mo ya"ning orifce blasts OF polar.like air ar,
stendily emitted even on the hottest OF JUL
Gays. Yet Notwithstanding tho intens oily cclt
air that is bclchcd from the subteirnnear
depths and brcndhs the place Ia thickly popu
inted. Strangers are not often permitted to
explore and ferret out the secrets OF that ic,
realm. but with the aid of two able and active
guides Sun reporter penetrated TO it's inner.
most recesses
In tho street the air was hot and humid and
the sun 8 rays blisterinE. but II was vastly dr..
ierent within. First the little party descended
short flight OF stone stairs. AMI the main 70 u
OF the cavern was reached. Corridors branched
forth In ali directions, and each corridor was
we'll filled with busy men who toied In silence.
So intent wero they upon their work that they
scarcely noticed the strangers advent, al.
though each one smiled upon and nodded 10
tho guides
Strewn about In great but orderly proiusion
were countless boxes watts. tanks. casks, bar
rels, and humorous other recepiacles. each
ono either surrounded by or filed with ice.
Then there wns an imrosing array OF stout
looking ironclnd cans containing rure cream,
cooled almost 10 The ONT of freezing Aud 1t
was really to be frozen. too. The cavern was
an Ice cream factory--the largest OF its kind In
New York city. and probably in these United
States. 1t occupies the entire cellar and sub
cellar OF big downtown building. and is al
n lon MI ,Dh - To- n
blast during The summer SEQ. on.
It was In full blast on this OCCASION. In one
section Of the large room was n group OF mon,
They were preparing the rich pure. raw cream
for tho freczers. After having been properly
Favored with expressed fruit Juices the huge
cans. not quite filled. yet containing several
gallons OF cream. were conveyed to the whip-
ping wheels. There blades or whippers we're
inserted in the cans. the covers were tightly
clamIed on. and steam mower brought TO bear
upon the machinery. This started with an
ear-rasping squeak and subdued orr. which
was quickly succeeded by q crushing. grind
ing noise as the cans were wh!rled about in
their leds OF leo and the whippers did their
work.
For ten minutes this CO ntinued and then the
cans were removed to make room for others
Thus the process continues throughout every
day OF the rush season. Nobody in any OF the
departments has chance to be Idle. Every
body. In fact. has to hustle himself to keep up
with the others.
From the mixers and the whppers the
cream. which by this time has considerable
consist ency. is passed to the hands OF sxper.
brickmakers. who work at a long. wide table.
How their hands fly as they load the moulds.
their spotless aprons fuiter as thev bend ali
their energies to their work Deftly. layer
pnon iaye. o, cream is laid in the ZINC coueh.s.
tity Of water ice aud some Vanilla cream, The
Ieceptacle is passed TO another " or kman and
chocolate creams in sections. claps on the
cover tightly, and burss 1t ip salt and ice in a
is egs
ana ana, there that littls brick OF cream reposes
rolled around to the opposite side Of the table.
As fast IS one man Is able to remove, the zinc
his side Is . cask OF hot water. Into, this Is
plunges the brick and gives it u terrible scald-
I'D pIsk
lax Its hold on its coffiu. and whom the exrert
the metal the the brick
stanty the expert seizes it. and with flashing
bod OF q queer little machine. which is called
sicer: One downward movement OF q lever
POI lions These too.hsome BITS are handsd u to
other men. who quickly wrap them In white
paper overconts. ut them into pastsboard
other men. who pack them away IN ereat. stor-
age tanks. where the weather Ia like q Mani
! {, midwinter. Then they are ready for the
HrnnehinS on tf2m G1rr!dor formed b,
more. complex and diflcuit. These men make
more expensive varieties OF creams, Hlaces
and ices. They also mould the works OF art
tables on occasions Of public or private conse-
2nsnce At short notice e., they produced q life
his chocolate wig. Ills rselneutais might
lion or before a near-sichted officer. but not
otherwise Tor his coat was OF light green.
out,ons and epauets We're Ihere AS we're ib he
Vnnilla-hued trousers. and the boots which |
we're represented in deer and enduring brown. |
made IN this sect on Of the factory. from those |
u dainty flowers 10 mammoth elephants and
jne device IN ice cream that always creates
some amusement ct wedding suppsrs shows !
T turtle aeyss %e sofs x sas bills It
1t does not long preserve its
original loyeliness. ior. unlike the warmth OF
loves TO become divorced.
In the making o. French Ice cream a copper
tetIe, conn. cIeu Win na"ulnery. ID maze To |
evolve in u woo ion tank containing salt and |
CO. No cover Is attached to the kettle. and the
.rsam is kept in motion and clenr OF the
des bv an attendant who is armed with a
ong stick. This man ceaves to his task until
he cream, /, frozen 10 lhs proper consistency.
biscuit Elnc, Handy BY ,ssxpert was q
wo or more gallons. Into this was omptied
"rmed OF wires approached the bowl. As he
rev near its edge he hal,el. nerved himself
rush descended up' n the creum with rotary
notion. and the indictment went through The
iuuid with q loUd and spitrful swish Again
nd again this WAS repeated and fnster fell
he strikes until the cream, had lost all It's orig
nal sem lance. Now IL To- ked mt unlike n
lonster ball Of cotton in its snowy ilunne;s.
nd occupied Ealf again rs much space in tho
owl 1t bad done a! the beginning Of the orer-
nan who was doing the la:hing. for he got
cry red In tho face and beads Of rerspiratiOn
TODD upon his brow when he had finished the
ask. evan II 1t was zero weather within ten
cot OF that very SPOT.
Next the cotton-like ball was sweetened.
~ ored and frozen. Then n mould shaped
he half watermelon and ices OF varied col
rs and fiavoIs were produced. Into each rib
the mould wont the ices two Of IL kind