When you dig below the frost line you get a nice steady 57*f. House I live in was built with all the snazzy eco methods. Cross ventilation, evaporative cooling, cellar food storage, low voltage lighting. Most of this in 1927. In the intervening years the owners sort of mucked it all up and I am undoing all the "upgrades" so that it will operate properly.
clay On 21 Jul 2008, at 14:52, Alex Chamberlain wrote: > On Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 1:41 PM, R A Bennell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> And how about before refrigerators? How does one keep food from >> spoiling in that sort of heat? I know that people >> used to can meat in jars and then store it in a well under water >> but even then it likely wouldn't last long. Summer >> kitchens were common too as it was too hot to cook indoors with >> wood stoves etc. > > I am embarrassingly ignorant of the Old Ways, so I may be all wet, but > wasn't that the point of having a root cellar? Earth is a great > insulator---you don't have to dig too far before you get to the point > where the temperature stays cool enough year-round to keep food > safely. > > Alex > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
