"she's about twenty inches thick"

Side by side, they sawed two straight cracks through the ice, twenty inches apart, and twenty feet long. Then with the ax John broke the ice across, and a slab twenty inches wide, twenty inches thick, and twenty feet long rose a little and floated free. -Farmer Boy, Chapter 6, "Filling the Ice-House"

A few years ago, I found icecube ornaments. The two on my tree have a little brass rod through them for hanging. I also bought a package of "ice" that goes with Snow Village or some other display series; they are exactly the same size.

I've found silicone icecube trays that make the exact same size (as these fake blocks) real ice cubes. And being the person I am, I've saved enough sawdust and wood scraps from construction projects to build my own little ice-house, should I ever feel the urge.

If you want ice to freeze and be clear, let the trays sit awhile before placing them in the freezer.
- posted by pioneergirl at 5:20 PM