Historians tell us that ice cream began with ancient
flavored ices. It is the Chinese who are
credited with creating the first ice cream probably around 3000BC. It is
Marco Polo who is cited as the
responsible person for introducing tasty concoctions to Italy.
Ice cream we know is a
frozen sweetened food eaten as a dessert or snack. Ice cream is made from dairy products
cream, or milk and fruit, nuts and other ingredients can be added to create various flavors.
APPLE
WALNUT
2
apples, cored, peeled, chopped
2 cups whipping cream
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup milk
3 egg
yolks
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 chopped walnuts
Steam apples until
soft. Puree with 1/4 cup of sugar, 1 cup of cream and cinnamon Beat egg yolks.
Beat 1/2 cup of sugar. Heat milk and 1 cup of cream
just short of boiling. Stir in egg yolks.
Mix milk/egg and apple mixtures. Cool. Mix in the machine. Add walnuts when ice cream nearly ready.
OLD TIME
VANILLA
In a large mixing bowl
whisk two eggs*, add one can of sweetened
condensed milk and whisk Together until thoroughly
mixed. Then add 1/4 cup sugar, 1/4 cup brown sugar and again mix thoroughly.
Don’t pack the brown sugar into the measuring cup, let it stay loose just as it
comes Out of the box. Then add 1 pint of
heavy whipping cream, 1 pint of half and half, 1/4 tsp salt and 2 1/2
tablespoons of real vanilla extract. For the
very best results (who wants anything less?), Let the mix chill in the
refrigerator for about four hours which allows the mix to "age"
before freezing according to the directions with your ice cream freezer. *If you are concerned about the possibility of
Salmonella from uncooked eggs, substitute an equivalent amount of Egg Beaters.
BERRY,
BERRY STRAWBERRY
This is best made with fresh strawberries in season.
Of course, that means you can only enjoy for a few weeks in the late spring,
then you have to wait a whole year. It is
worth the wait. Take two pints of fresh, ripe strawberries, and prepare them by
cleaning and topping them and cutting them into medium sized pieces. Then add
in 1/2 cup of sugar and the juice of 1/2 lemon. Let
them sit in the refrigerator overnight and then when the ice cream mix (see Old Time Vanilla recipe) has been
prepared and aged (chilled in the fridge for four hours), Then add the juice from the strawberry
preparation to the mix along with 10 drops of red food coloring and place the
remaining strawberries in the freezer compartment of your refrigerator. While
you freeze the mix according to the manufacturer’s directions. When the ice cream is almost frozen, add in the strawberries and finish freezing.
CARAMEL
5
large egg yolks
1/6 t. salt
8 t.
water
2/3 cup + 4 t. sugar
1 1/2 cups milk
1 1/2 cups heavy
whipping cream
Place the egg yolks in
a large mixing bowl. Add the salt and whisk until smooth. Set aside. Combine
the sugar and water in a heavy-bottomed saucepan large enough to eventually
hold the milk and cream. Dissolve the sugar in the water over low heat. This
may take a while. An alternative is to use the microwave, and then transfer the
sugar solution to a saucepan. Increase to high heat and cook the syrup until it
is golden amber colored. While the sugar is caramelizing,
scald the milk and cream. As soon as the caramel is a golden-amber color,
slowly add the milk and cream, 2 T. at a time. Be very careful, as the mixture
will bubble up. Whisk the caramel cream into the eggs. Strain and refrigerate
until cold. Freeze according to ice cream machine instructions.
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