SleeperHitPrime t1_ism2lba wrote on October 17, 2022 at 12:13 AM

Presumably FRESH water Ice right?!

LiveEatAndFly603 t1_ismoj2r wrote on October 17, 2022 at 3:01 AM

Yea it was fresh water. What they did was harvest it from the lakes and ponds all over New England, not just Boston. I believe it all started in Wenham, Massachusetts just north of Boston. They would basically use big hand saws and cut large solid blocks, float them to shore, and haul them away. It wasn’t just shipped to Australia. It was big business and was shipped all over the world as well as used locally the following summer.

Capital-Quantity9956 t1_ism536l wrote on October 17, 2022 at 12:32 AM

How is any ice NOT desalinated by nature

cptkl1 t1_ism5n9k wrote on October 17, 2022 at 12:36 AM

Salt water will freeze albeit at a colder temperature.

Capital-Quantity9956 t1_ismpkj6 wrote on October 17, 2022 at 3:10 AM

And be transported over lengths of time that include entire months? Haha what a dumb question