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Old 03-03-2020, 10:07 AM   #3
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Originally Posted by duocat View Post
Up through the early 1960's there was an ice house on Moultonborough Neck. It was next to and run by McCormacks store now known as "Jo Jo's".
A consumer would go in the ice house push the sawdust off of a large block of ice, score the block to the size desired with a saw that was in the house then break off the piece they wanted. There were ice tongs there which the consumer would use to pick up the block being purchased and hang it on a scale to determine it's weight. The customer would then go into the store and pay Mrs. McCormack for the purchase. In my youth my father and I would go there to fill the cooler.
Man that brings back memories. I can still see her sitting by the register as I approached with my hands full of candy. Dot was her name if I recall correctly.
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