Comprehension Aid: "Refrigeration"

Getting the Meaning:

• According to the author, Odette Keun, why couldn't farmers who didn't have refrigeration enjoy fresh meat during the warmer months?
• What fraction of the pork spoiled before it could be eaten?
• What is a "walk-in" cooler? What two problems does it solve?

• What methods other than refrigeration did farmers use to prevent meat from spoiling (hint: salami, beef jerky, salt pork)?
• What problem might cooperatively-owned "walk-in" coolers raise?
• What is author Keun's attitude toward the farmers she encountered? How do you know?