In Norway, Lake-Harvested Cocktail Ice Is an Old Business Making a Quiet Comeback

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In Norway, Lake-Harvested Cocktail Ice Is an Old Business Making a Quiet Comeback

Frosty, cooling drinks like juleps and cobblers were trending in early 1800s America, their popularity driven by the recent year-round availability of ice. Blocks of it were cut from ponds and lakes in Massachusetts and Maine in the winters, then sold locally or exported abroad on ships specially insulated to keep as much of it solid as possible. When the cold cocktail trend caught on in the United Kingdom, thanks in part to books like Charlie P…