Keeping winter for the summerSourced
The icehouse stored cold rather than manufacturing it
Icehouses stored winter ice from lakes or rivers with insulation such as straw or sawdust. The ice could remain frozen for months and supply summer use. Instead of producing cold mechanically, the building preserved what the colder season supplied.
A seasonal resource could be carried into another season.
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