Domestic Cookery, Useful Receipts, and Hints to Young Housekeepers

To Keep Water Cool in Summer, When You Have Not Ice

Where you live at a distance from water, and wish to keep it cool, put a large stone vessel in the coldest place you can find; fill it with water, cover it with a towel and wrap a wet cloth around it; this will keep it cool for some hours, which is a comfort in warm weather.