The Ice House

Ice Houses

 On the side of Henry Clay’s house were small houses that were partly built underground. These houses were ice houses. When the rivers and streams would freeze in the winter the slaves would take the ice and put it in the houses. They would store food in them. Sometimes they used ice to make ice cream.

              By Austin

 

COLD CHILLS

 When Henry Clay was around they didn’t have electricity. So they didn’t have a freezer. I guess you're wondering how they kept things cold. Well this is an ice house. During December they had to go down to the Kentucky River when it was frozen and cut blocks of ice and bring them back. As the ice would melt it would keep anything in the ice house cold. Today all you have to do is either go to the store or get ice from your freezer.

 

How Ice cream was Made

 

A long time ago when Henry Clay was alive, ice cream was invented.

They went to their icehouses to get ice. After they got ice went to get this bucket. Next, they would have shaved the ice and put some cream on.

Today we have eggs, sugar, and flavor in our ice cream to make it rich and creamy. I don’t think Henry Clay had all those things than right now. I think I like our ice cream much better than when Henry Clay was alive, because our ice cream is rich and creamy!

By : Sarah  

The Icehouse

 

by Gunnar

When you need ice do you have to go outside to get it? When the 3rd grade students from Picadome Elementary went to Henry Clay’s home the students saw the ice house where Henry Clay and his family stored their ice. The ice house is kind of like a well because it is very deep down in the ground. It is not like a well because it is dry and really cold. They had huge pieces of ice in the ice house. They cut huge blocks of ice from frozen ponds and rivers in the winter. The ice house has a roof shaped like a cone. There are two doors that are an entrance to the ice house.

Today we don’t get our ice from an ice house. We can get ice from the grocery store or from the freezer in our refrigerator. Our refrigerator has an ice maker. All I have to do is take a cup, push a button on the refrigerator door, and I get ice!

 

Page updated November 28, 2007