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Food was preserved through methods such as salting, smoking, drying, or storing in cool, dry places like root cellars.
Before the invention of the refrigerator, people used a variety of methods to keep food cool, including:
Ice houses: Ice houses on lakes and rivers were an effective way to store food before electricity.
Iceboxes: Iceboxes were wooden coolers with a large block of ice on top that cooled the air and chilled beverages inside.
Cold cellars: Cold cellars were underground or underwater storage options for food.
Storing food in water: Food was stored directly in cold water from rivers and lakes.
Insulated boxes: People built their own iceboxes using insulated boxes and chunks of ice or snow. The boxes were insulated with natural materials like sawdust or seaweed.