![]() My mom says meats were mainly cured for preservation and treats such as ice cream was when the ice cream man rode through the area or my granddad travelled to Savanna-la-mar some 25 miles away he would wrap it thickly with newspapers, place it in another container and take it home.Įven today it isn’t commonplace for people to wash by hand instead of with a washing machine. Her grandmother had a kerosene fridge which made life easier. My mom would walk about two miles to buy ice in a small igloo for the family, especially on Sundays to put in the carrot juice being served with dinner. Shop operators would further resell the ice to their communities. The miracle and skill of ice preservation was put on show to get back home as the ice rested in a bag filled with sawdust in which a well was created that was lined with dried banana leaves and the block of ice ranging from 25 pounds up would nestle within and placed in hampers. ![]() However, it was mostly loaded onto trucks that drove to specific stops to retail it to persons, who would travel many miles to line up and buy the precious commodity to load it onto their donkeys. Elizabeth, Dean's Valley, Westmoreland and Falmouth, Trelawny. In those days ice factories were of major importance and could be found in places like Santa Cruz, St. Persons with fridges would make ice and those who didn’t have a fridge would purchase bags of ice from their neighbors. They were run on kerosene just as the stoves were. Outside of that, all the cooking was done on a fire made outside.īack in these times, a fridge was a luxury, not many people had them. I know now most people have a gas or electric stove now but before electricity, there were only kerosene run stoves. Rural shops used small tin lamps called tilly lamps as well as lanterns utilizing methylated spirits or kerosene oil (a mainstay) in those times. ![]() The famous Home Sweet Home shade could be found in every home in Jamaica. Kerosene lamps or candles were used to light the home at night. Now almost every household in Jamaica has its electricity provided thanks to the Jamaica Public Service Company Limited.īut before JPS came around, just how did Jamaicans of that time, do basic tasks like cook, travel or even just get an ice-cold beverage from the fridge? It is hard to believe that there was a point in history when the light was not available just by the flip of a switch. See Also: How to apply for electricity in Jamaica? ![]()
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