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The way ice was used
               
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  Ice was used to keep all perishable fresh food cold. Meat, milk, butter, fish, and confectionery needed to be chilled. Ice was also used for ice cream making. And in hospitals ice was used to reduce swelling and as a pain killer. Ice cream cone. Ice cream was one of the uses of ice
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