I have a tenant who has a similar contraption in which she places her hamster.   Now, if you could combine the two ideas - and keep the hamster separated from the ice cream - you would have an automated ice-cream maker.

On 30-Jul-2014, at 15:04, Michael Magnani wrote:

> There's a more modern way that doesn't require a flat surface to roll on. I have had one of these for about 15 years and it's absolutely indestructible. And fun!
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>   http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/product-reviews/appliances/ice-cream-maker-reviews/ll-bean-uco-ice-cream-ball-quart
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> Mike Magnani 
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> On Wednesday, July 30, 2014 10:55 AM, Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@COX.NET> wrote:
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> A while back someone asked about how to get ice cream while camping.  At that time, I just suggested a small, manual crank ice cream freezer like I have, and which I have used while camping on quite a few occasions.
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> Here is another way, if you can find the coffee cans.  I have coffee cans that are as much as 30-40 years old that I use for various things, but I don't see them in stores nowadays, not even the ones described in this article.  Of course, you would need a surface that the cans would roll on, also, not always available when camping.
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> http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2014/jul/30/celebrate-summer-by-making-coffee-can-ice-cream/
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> mcneely