Food preservation

Why do Russians hate ice and Americans love it?

Lifestyle & Belief

If you order a Coke in a cafe in Moscow, most likely it will arrive without ice. Russians don’t like ice in their drinks. Americans, however, are obsessed with ice.

Live in a cold state? Here’s an easy way to cut your winter electric bill

Environment

Living on Earth Updates

The World

Knowing What You Eat

Germany’s Green Fridge

The World

Ice Box Man

Environmental consciousness is beginning to seep into the marketplace for long-lasting durable goods. KSOR’s Jeff Brady reports on one small company that is making big advances in the efficiency of the largest user of electricity in the household  ? the refrigerator.

Cool Fix for a Hot Planet

Listener Steve McArthur tells us how an insulated refrigerator can cool a hot kitchen in the summer.

The Right to Know: Irradiated Food Labels

The Food and Drug Administration wants to change the language of food labels for products that are treated with radiation. Consumer groups claim the proposal is an attempt to mask unsanitary industrial practices.

Almanac/The Big Freeze

This week, we have facts about the first frozen peas. Ninety-one years ago, a naturalist discovered the secret of freezing foods while fishing in the Arctic tundra.

Almanac/First Refrigerator

This week, we have facts about refrigeration. In 1851, a doctor gave up his medical career and received a patent for a prototype of mechanical refrigeration.