Trains had special container cars with ice to keep meat, milk and other goods cold for long distances on their way to market.

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Hayes Valley, California, ice cream purveyors Smitten are nearly finished work on their shipping container ice cream stand.

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Ice cream cones require zero container or utensil waste.

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In fact, a sleep-eater hopped up on Ambien would be hard-pressed to taste anything strange in these mouth-watering items: Dreyer's sugar-free ice cream bars for dogs called Frosty Paws, Nestles' prepared stews that come in a Tupperware-like container, or Iams five kinds of savory sauce, roasted turkey, pot roast beef, sizzling bacon, and that old dog favorite, country-style chicken.

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