Imagining Trees
Meredith grew up in a neighborhood with lots of trees. There were old oaks and maples. The...
The refrigerator is the most used appliance in America today. Almost every house has one. But what did people do before the refrigerator was invented? In ancient times, people buried food in snow and ice, or stored it in cool streams, caves, or holes in the ground. They smoked or salted meat and fish to keep it from spoiling. Ancient Egyptians and Native Americans made ice by freezing water in clay pots on cold nights. Around 1838, Americans began using wooden boxes filled with ice to keep food cold. They put food on top of the ice or below it. The ice slowly melted into a pan, which often filled with slime and attracted mice. People bought their ice from the iceman, who drove from house to house in a horse-drawn cart. Children would chase the iceman down the street. Sometimes he would chip off a piece of ice and give it to them. That was a real treat!
Meredith grew up in a neighborhood with lots of trees. There were old oaks and maples. The...
Although people in other countries have eaten them for centuries, people in the United Sta...
The Columbian Exposition was a World's Fair held in Chicago in 1893. It was a celebrat...