The Ice Man - 1940

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The Ice Man - 1940

Of procedure no one had electric refrigerators in the 1940's, at least not in our neighborhood. So we were solely dependent on the "Ralph Kramden" ice box. This machine was unique and useful. A two compartment unit made out of wood. And, it was lined with steel painted white. The top compartment was commonly smaller and that held the food that needed refrigeration. The lowest section was larger and held the block of ice.

Ice Crusher

The Ice Man - 1940

The top didn't have any shelves as I remember so food was kind of stuffed in as best you could. The lowest could if needed be used to keep things cold as well as keep the ice. No Freezer Section. If you wanted ice for drinks you just grabbed the ice pick and chipped off some ice for your drink. Or, take a large chunk wrap it in a towel and beat it with a hammer on the kitchen table. The early ice crusher was born. Let me tell you how impressed I was just with ice cubes in water. When my parents ultimately upgraded to a separate home my Mom one day set out a pitcher of water with ice cubes in it. No holiday, no special occasion. I idea we were rich.

The Ice Man - 1940

The Ice Man - 1940

The whole operation depended on holding a regular provide of ice in the ice box. The ice enterprise provided a sign that could be hung in the front window of your house. It had four side with four separate sizes of ice on each side. Our job as kids after we were told was to hang the ice sign in the window and to make sure the size needed was at the bottom. And you great not forget.

The ice man would come along in his delivery truck on some designated schedule. He would read the sign in the window. Cut a block of ice that matched the signs requirement. He had a leather sling and shoulder pad that he used to carry the cube up on his shoulder with.Our guy was lucky. We lived in a house and the ice box was in the kitchen on the first floor. Sometimes the Ice Man had to carry the block of ice up flights of stairs to citizen who lived in apartments. His tools were ice tongs and ice pick. And of procedure a strong back. Just think about this mans job. All day long up into the truck, cut a chunk of ice. Dismount load the block on your back and carry it to the Ice Box. And, ice tongs and ice picks, us kids were impressed.

You got automatic delivery if the sign was in the window. The ice man just opened the front door with the cube of ice on his shoulder and hollered out "Ice Man". In he came found the ice box and put the new block of ice into it. Didn't matter what was going on in the family. He just let himself in the house. And, if I remember right he got paid cash on the spot.

Along his route as he was delivering he would sound the call "Ice Man", for those who needed ice but forgot to put up the sign. Or, the kids who forgot to do what their parents told them. If no one was colse to to corral him then you got no ice. And, issue was afoot. For you.

Now there were times when thing just didn't work out. We would run out of ice and the Ice Man wasn't due to deliver for some time. Here's where the advantages of having a child came in. Mom would say, "Get the wagon and go get some ice.". I don't know where the wagon ever came from but one became available. It was our job to go over to the Ice House and bring home a block of ice. For me that was a 10 block round trip. And, sometimes Mom would let you pick up a block of ice for a neighbor too.

Wagon in tow off you would go to get the ice. 8th and Dupont road on the corner across from Dela Donnes Store was the Ice House. It was a 8' X 10' wooden shed. Lined with steel and full of ice. It was a sub middle point for solitaire Ice And Coal. You just asked the attendant for two 15cent blocks of ice and he hacked them off for you and with his tongs loaded them on your wagon.

Now this Ice Man was too scary for us kids. He was an aged black man. Finding back probably not paid very much in a labor intensive job. He was bent over and had a contorted body and face. I don't remember either he was cordial or not. I just wanted to get my ice and get out of there. When no one was buying ice he had a stool in front of the ice house he would sit on. To me he just looked menacing with those tongs and ice pick.

The trip home with ice in the summer time was a fun trip. commonly there was some change. And, I would take the change and put it on top of the ice and let it melt down into the block of ice. By the time I got home it could be some inches down into the ice. A exquisite vertical column. How we got the ice cube into the house I don't remember. We probably had a set of ice tongs at home to carry the block of ice in with.

I never relished these jobs our parents put on us. But liking wasn't an choice for our generation. We were the cheap labor and yet most of us grew up without going to jail. And we got an education that allowed us to withhold and raise our families. Chores were just like growing up - they just happened. The chores were there and we were thinkable, to help.

The Ice Man - 1940

Ice Crusher

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Raspadas - Refreshing Mexican Snow Cones

There are Mexican sweetmeat recipes for all seasons - gooey cinnamon-scented chocolate cakes with hot chocolate sauce to warm you up in the winter and chilled strawberry soup to cool you down in the springtime. If you are finding for something as a matter of fact refreshing for the summer, what about making some Mexican raspadas?

Raspadas - Refreshing Mexican Snow Cones

Raspadas - Refreshing Mexican Snow Cones

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Raspadas - Refreshing Mexican Snow Cones

Raspadas - Refreshing Mexican Snow Cones

A snow cone, or raspada in Mexican, is a paper cone filled with crushed ice and topped with a flavored syrup. Raspadas, which are also known as piraguas, minutas or granizados, are popular in Texas, California and throughout the southwestern United States, as well as in Mexico.

They are well loved all over South America and distinct countries have their own ways of serving them. Venezuelan raspadas, for example, are topped with condensed milk. Snow cones are also enjoyed all over Asia. They are a low-cost summertime treat and they are whether served in a cup or on a stick.

Tasty Snow Cone Flavors

Classic Mexican raspada flavors consist of tamarind, guava, pistachio, cucumber, watermelon, chamoy, picocito and leche. Chamoy is fruit with chili sauce, picocito is chili and lemon and leche is a blend of milk and cinnamon.

If you conception that chili was the last thing that could cool you down on a hot day, you might like to try a chamoy raspada! The chili makes you sweat and this does as a matter of fact cool you down. Of course, not all raspada syrup recipes consist of chili and some are simply fruit-based.

Recipe for Mexican Raspadas

This formula serves six people and the blend of strawberry and lemon is as a matter of fact refreshing. You can use an ice crusher or ice shaving motor to make the crushed or shaved ice. Alternatively, just drop the ice cubes into a food processor or blender. Not all blenders are capable of crushing ice so check the manufacturer's instructions if you are not sure or just use a rolling pin to crush the ice yourself.

You can vary the ingredients in this Mexican snow cones formula if you like, swapping the strawberries for raspberries, the lemon juice for lime juice or using another type of fruit. You can also get readymade flavored syrups, which are handy for making snow cones.

What you will need:

10 cups ice cubes 4 cups hulled strawberries 2 tablespoons lemon juice 1/3 cup white sugar Fresh mint, to garnishHow to make them:

Puree the strawberries in a food processor or blender, and then replacement the puree to a pan, adding the sugar. Stir it occasionally over a moderate heat until the blend boils, then stir in the lemon juice and let it cool.

Cover and chill the strawberry blend for a few hours, then shave or crush the ice and spoon it into chilled bowls or paper cones. Pour the strawberry syrup over the top and ornament with the fresh mint. Serve these raspadas immediately.

Raspadas - Refreshing Mexican Snow Cones

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Lobster Claws

Lobsters are hydraulically operated animals, pushing their body fluid from one chamber to another, deriving their power from these fluids instead of blood and body muscles. Lobsters are not fish but air-breathing animals that would drown without an oxygen-enriched environment. They are also known as crustaceans for their hard shells. Researches say that only cold-water lobsters have claws among the house of lobster.

Lobster Claws

Lobster Claws

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Lobster Claws

Lobster Claws

The claws of a lobster grow and convert all through their life span with the young ones starting their lives with the claws comprising only 5% of their body weight, finally growing up to large males that may carry roughly 50% of their body weight in the claws. Female lobsters have comparatively smaller claws than the males of the same weight after reaching sexual maturity. The huge crushing claws of a sexually mature male are an object of pride and means to attract the females. Large, rounded molar like teeth adorn the face of these crusher claws while the inside is made up of 100% slow twitch muscle fiber. These muscles are characterized by their durability and power combined with their potential to reserve strong and long contractions.

Fast lobster claws are known by a whole of names, such as pincher, seizer, and cutter. These claws are qualified by a serrated edge together with great tufts of sensory hair, lining the pointed and sharp teeth in the outside. Inside, the seizer is typically made of fast-twitch muscles known for their rapidity but lack of potential to reserve contractions for a long time.

The young lobsters begin their lives with these two types of claws ? crusher and seizer. However, at the young age the claws are not differentiated into seizers and crushers, with both kinds having slow and fast twitch muscles together with a probability that the lobsters might grow up to a right or left handed adult. This handed ness is thought about in the first two phases of the young lobster?s life when it starts settling down into the bottom, depending on which claw it mostly uses. The type of the claw is not genetically preordained. Once the young ones have developed their crusher and seizer claws they remain left or right handed for the rest of their lives.

Lobster Claws

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