Creating your own ice/ice water

by Lisa (Seymour, Tennessee) 

For those working outside in the heat of the summer (especially for extending hours for construction workers) a nice cool drink of water is always nice.

Without a second income and raising two children, I remembered what my mom used to do for my dad who also worked long hours outside. She would rinse out our empty gallons of milk, fill them with water and then freeze them overnight.

During the heat of the day the water thaws out and it is a cool drink. You can do two-liter bottles like this also. It was expensive to by a bag of ice everyday also and you can crush the ice with a hammer and then split the plastic open with a sharp knife and you have crushed ice.

My husband has told me several times that the men would ask him for a drink of his water throughout the day. He always would let them get a drink as long as they did not touch the spout with their mouth. Hope this helps someone else. One more thing. You also can put the frozen two liters in the bottom of a cooler also.

Comment by Kate Site Owner
Excellent suggestion, I'm sure it will be really useful to builder and farmers etc. great frugal tip.