Food prices in South Africa could climb even higher – and you know who to blame

[BusinessTech]

Food prices in South Africa could climb even higher – and you know who to blame

Load shedding rears its ugly head again.

 

[rvZA]

Maybe perhaps time for government to consider releasing dead bodies from morgues for food. Perhaps a good business idea to start butcheries next to morgues.

 

[LetsDance]

How did people cope in the 1800's with keeping food cold or frozen? I assume they bought ice. Seems to be a domino effect with Eskom.

 

[rvZA]

How did people cope in the 1800's with keeping food cold or frozen? I assume they bought ice. Seems to be a domino effect with Eskom.

In the 1800's they actually already had working fridges. In fact, cooling food already happened back in the 1750's. Only South Africa that has transgressed backwards under the ANC.

 

[porchrat]

How did people cope in the 1800's with keeping food cold or frozen? I assume they bought ice. Seems to be a domino effect with Eskom.

Meat was salted, or otherwise chemically cooked to prevent it going off.

Most other stuff was eaten fresh from the animal you killed or the crop you just harvested.

They also had insulated boxes with, yea ice, to keep stuff cool.

Or, honestly, you rolled the dice.

 

[porchrat]

In the 1800's they actually already had working fridges. In fact, cooling food already happened back in the 1750's. Only South Africa that has transgressed backwards under the ANC.

Not electric fridges they didn't.

First home electric fridges were early 1900s at best.

They only had power stations in the very very late 1800s and those were powering locos and basic lighting in towns.

 

[Sensorei]

In the 1800's they actually already had working fridges. In fact, cooling food already happened back in the 1750's. Only South Africa that has transgressed backwards under the ANC.

No chance. According to my grandmother her parents got their first fridge in the 1930s and were they quite well off. So I'm pretty sure we didn't have fridges and at least the 1920s.

 

[Polymathic]

Reminds me that I need to return the 4kgs of lamb I bought from Checkers

 

[rvZA]

No chance. According to my grandmother her parents got their first fridge in the 1930s and were they quite well off. So I'm pretty sure we didn't have fridges and at least the 1920s.

Yes, the first electric home fridge was made in 1913, SA probably only got this around the 1930's. But, the actual first electric fridge was made I think in 1892. Mostly used commercially, but I think some households may have been able to afford it too abroad. Over and above that other methods of colling a fridge has been around since the 1830's. But, cooling food artificially started back in the 1750's.

 

["D"]

Food prices in South Africa could climb even higher – and you know who to blame

Those scumbag farmers?

 

[KatieKim]

Yes, the first electric home fridge was made in 1913, SA probably only got this around the 1930's. But, the actual first electric fridge was made I think in 1892. Mostly used commercially, but I think some households may have been able to afford it too abroad. Over and above that other methods of colling a fridge has been around since the 1830's. But, cooling food artificially started back in the 1750's.

So pre 1750s we need to found out how to store food?

I remember my dad telling me that SA was pretty late getting tvs as well. It seems we were never up to date with latest tech.

 

[rvZA]

So pre 1750s we need to found out how to store food?

I remember my dad telling me that SA was pretty late getting tvs as well. It seems we were never up to date with latest tech.

SA has always been late with the latest technology. I never knew a television until they came out in the mid 1970's if I recall correctly. We did the radio thing as children, but mostly played outside.

 

[FiestaST]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1620097891938476034

 

[Diablo-D]

blame the farmers, its obvious

 

[McRuder]

How did people cope in the 1800's with keeping food cold or frozen? I assume they bought ice.

People have been using evaporative cooling systems for thousands of years (basically using water and wind smartly). Cooling was determined by how much of either you had available. People also did not store much, and used what was seasonally available, except dry foods like grains. Ice was not really used except where it naturally occurred. Dry ice was used more commonly for a short period where it was available for commercial and/or transport.

Modern cooling systems basically still are evaporative systems using a pumped gas.