Cuando llega el calorcito, adem\u00e1s de buscar una buena sombra siempre es agradable disfrutar de una bebida bien fr\u00eda. Cuando est\u00e1s en casa, es tan f\u00e1cil como abrir el frigor\u00edfico para conseguir una. \u00bfPero qu\u00e9 ocurr\u00eda hace a\u00f1os, cuando este electrodom\u00e9stico no exist\u00eda? Hubo que agudizar el ingenio para mantener comida y bebida libre de calor. Todav\u00eda recuerdo cuando de peque\u00f1a, para poder comer sand\u00eda fresquita en los d\u00edas que pas\u00e1bamos de cortijo, la lanz\u00e1bamos a la alberca. Incluso serv\u00eda de asidero para quien no se sent\u00eda demasiado seguro nadando, o como pelota para jugar mientras nos d\u00e1bamos un chapuz\u00f3n. Y el agua siempre se manten\u00eda en el botijo, tambi\u00e9n llamado \u201cpipote\u201d. \u00a1Otro invento espa\u00f1ol!<\/p>\n
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by\u00a0 basilievich<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Se trata de una vasija de barro, que mantiene el agua fresca gracias a la evaporaci\u00f3n de esta a trav\u00e9s de la arcilla porosa con que se fabrica. Tiene una base redonda, y la panza abultada, un asa para cogerlo, y una o dos bocas dependiendo del dise\u00f1o: una boca grande para llenarlo, y un pit\u00f3n o pitorro para poder beber de \u00e9l. Aunque ya es un recipiente casi en desuso en muchas zonas, o meramente decorativo, forma parte de la cultura tradicional espa\u00f1ola: este invento siempre acompa\u00f1aba a los agricultores en sus arduas jornadas de trabajo bajo el sol.<\/p>\n Y es tal su efectividad, que incluso se han promovido algunas iniciativas como la de Fundaci\u00f3n Terra por recuperar este recipiente, ya que la temperatura a la que mantiene el agua es m\u00e1s sana que la de cualquier refrigerador, y al no tener gasto energ\u00e9tico ayudar\u00eda a luchar contra el calentamiento global. Aqu\u00ed pod\u00e9is leer algo m\u00e1s sobre su propuesta: http:\/\/www.ecoterra.org\/articulos82es.html<\/a>.<\/p>\n Antes de marcharme, har\u00e9 menci\u00f3n a otros dos inventos espa\u00f1oles de similar uso: la bota y el porr\u00f3n, ambos usados para beber vino. La bota es originaria de Navarra. Es un recipiente flexible de piel de cabra, f\u00e1cil de transportar ya que puedes llevarla colgada, y beber directamente de ella, a \u201cga\u00f1ote\u201d.\u00a0 El porr\u00f3n naci\u00f3 en Catalu\u00f1a, se hace de cer\u00e1mica o vidrio y se usa para servir el vino en la mesa. Podr\u00edamos decir que es similar a la bota, pero de uso dom\u00e9stico. En cualquier caso, beber directamente tanto de una bota como de un porr\u00f3n sin mancharme \u00a1sigue siendo toda una odisea!<\/p>\n \n <\/p>\n by edan<\/a><\/p>\n When the heat comes, we look for a good shade and enjoy a cold drink. When you are at home, it is as easy as opening the fridge to get one. But what happened years ago, when this appliance did not exist? We had to rack our brains to keep food and drink out of the heat. I still remember that, when I was a child, to eat a cool watermelon during the days we spent at our of country house, we threw it into the pond. It was even used as a flotation device for those who did not feeling too confident swimming, or as a ball to play with while we were having a dip. And water was always kept in a drinking jar, also called \u201cpipote\u201d. A Spanish invention!<\/p>\n It is a kind of clay jar, which keeps water cold due to the evaporation through the porous potter\u2019s clay it is made with. It has a round base, and a bulging belly, a handle to grab it, and one or two mouths depending on the design: a big mouth to fill it, and a spout to drink from it. Although it is a container almost in disuse in many places, or merely decorative, it is part of traditional Spanish culture: this invention always accompanied the farmers in their arduous working days under the sun.<\/p>\n And it is such its efficiency, that some initiatives such as the one by Foundation Terra has promoted to recover this container, since the temperature in which it keeps water is healthier than that from any fridge, and not having any energy consumption it would help to fight against global warming. Here you can read more on their proposal: http:\/\/www.ecoterra.org\/articulos82es.html<\/a>.<\/p>\n Before I leave, I will mention two more Spanish inventions of similar use: the wineskin and the wine bottle both used to drink wine. The wineskin is originally from Navarre. It is a flexible container made with goatskin, easy to carry because you can hang it from your shoulder, and you can drink directly from it, straight from the bottle to your throat. The wine bottle was born in Catalonia, it is made of ceramics or glass, and it is used to serve the wine at the table. We might say it is similar to the wineskin, but for domestic use. In any case, to drink straight from either a wineskin or a wine bottle without getting dirty is still an odyssey for me!<\/p>\n