I need an ice cream maker! Does anyone have a recommendation?
When I was a kid, ice cream was a once-per-month thing. I remember we would have our ice cream at night, while watching ‘Candid Camera’ on TV; and get cold from it and rush to bed when the show was over ;-)
(Store-bought ice cream today is nothing like it was back then - or maybe it’s another one of those first food experiences that you can’t re-create.)
-JT
I got my ice-cream freezer (an electric) at a yard sale.
It works for me. It's a Sunbeam.
I can point to two kids that I mentored. One got mentored on engineering, and went on to college and a degree, and a job in the oilfield that she is keeping, even as others are getting laid off. The other kid got mentored on art, and one of her art projects went to state competition this year to win. I expect she will go far if she wants to keep it up.
But ALL kids that come through my house have to learn something.... cooking is almost always going on, so they learn that. Even if they don't know they are learning.
You are right. Kids are our most important job. We always have to be teaching them something.
Not having a TV here helps, since I'm usually the most interesting thing going on. ;)
/johnny
I have that kids’ cookbook in the kitchen right now. Yes, that was my first cookbook.
Don’t buy a cheap electric Rival ice cream maker from Walmart. The paddle scraps the aluminum bucket and gets gray into the ice cream. Nasty and unhealthy.
Can’t remember what the recipe is but it was low carb using home grown blackberries, cream and splenda. That was the best. One that rivals is cantaloupe ice cream but don’t have that recipe, either. The cantaloupe was from a San Antonio, TX ladies’ club fund raising book from 20 years ago. Every summer I try hunting down the recipe but no luck.
Oh! I figured out how to make something similar to McD’s honey mustard sauce. I had some Panda Express Hot Mustard in individual packets but any hot mustard should work. Anyway a couple of mustard packets, a spoonful of mayo and a big squirt of honey and viola! Great for dipping homemade KFC-style fried chicken.
Cantaloupe Ice Cream (Can’t find it in the recipe box but this search is pretty close)
1 cantaloupe, peeled, seeded, pureed
3 eggs, beaten
1/2 C sugar
1 1/2 C scalded milk
Combine eggs, sugar and milk. Cook in double boiler, stirring until thick. Cool and mix into the processed cantaloupe. Freeze in an ice cream maker.
It’s light and has a refreshing summer taste.