Electric Refrigerators Revolutionize Home Food Preservation
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events: 1900-2001
- Categories: Technology, Inventions, Economics
- Subcategories: Inventors, Engineering, Engineers, Food, Cooking, Cuisine
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950
- Geographical Location: New York, Detroit
- Date: 1910-1939
Article abstract: Using the ideas of Marcel Audiffren, Fred Wolf developed the first electric refrigerator. Christian Steenstrup invented a hermetically sealed refrigerator that improved production and lowered costs.
Ice Preserves America’s Food
Before the development of refrigeration in the United States, a relatively warm climate made it difficult to preserve food. Meat spoiled within a day and milk could spoil within an hour after milking. In early America, ice was stored below ground in icehouses that had roofs at ground level. George Washington...
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