Eli5: How did people make and keep ice in medieval times, and how do we manufacture ice cubes now ?

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Eli5: How did people make and keep ice in medieval times, and how do we manufacture ice cubes now ?

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In the Jura mountains I know they had two way

There was caves which maintained ice, all year, and produced more ice during winter.

They dug holes, buried in it the ice, and used straw as isolant.

Maybe they had more.

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