–Sherry Kanaga Harmon
Basic Vanilla Ice Cream
Quantities for a 6 Quart Freezer
In a heavy-bottomed saucepan combine:
6 Eggs
6 T. Flour
1 qt. Milk
1/2 C. Sugar
Directions
Stir above ingredients over medium heat until thickened. (about like a medium white sauce)
While mixture is still hot add:
2 C. Sugar
1 Can Eagle Brand Sweetened
Condensed Milk
2 T. Vanilla Flavoring
1 T. Lemon Flavoring (optional)
(You can substitute 3 more cups of sugar for the Eagle Brand if you don’t have any).
Allow to cool and even refrigerate overnight when possible.
Before freezing add:
2 Qts. Half and Half
(Or 1 qt. Cream and 1 qt. half and half).
Mixture should fill the canister to 3/4 full. If it doesn’t, add a little milk to bring it up to 3/4 full. Freeze, remove paddle and ripen in deep freezer.
Don't forget the chocolate cake to complete the experience.
Nana's Toffee Ice Cream
We've all enjoyed many a bowl of this wonderful stuff!
Make the Basic Vanilla Ice Cream recipe with these exceptions:
Use raw sugar in place of white sugar.
Use banana extract instead of Lemon.
Add 1 small box of French Vanilla instant pudding.
After freezing and paddle has been removed, add 8-10 crushed toffee bars and stir in well. Sometimes crushed toffee is available in bags like choc chips, in which case a 12 oz. bag would suffice. Of course if you’re like me, put in as much as you think you need to taste some in every bite. Ripen ice
cream in deep freezer.
Fresh Fruit Ice Creams
Puree or dice into small pieces the fruit of your choice. Let stand overnight in heavy syrup. Add the mixture of fruit and syrup to the freezer when ice cream is in a soft freeze state. Return to freezing until more hardened. Remove paddle and ripen ice cream in deep freezer.
Chocolate Ice Cream
Make the Basic Vanilla Ice Cream recipe with this addition to the cooked mixture:
1 C. Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
3 C. Sugar
My new personal favorite (you can have more than one favorite you know…) Rocky Road. It doesn't get much better than this.
Rocky Road Ice Cream
Make the Basic Vanilla Ice Cream recipe with this addition to the cooked mixture:
1 C. Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
3 C. Sugar
3 1oz. squares of semi-sweet chocolate
1 Additional tablespoon of Vanilla flavoring
1/4 t. Salt
After freezing and paddle has been removed add:
3 C. Mini Marshmallows
1 1/2 C. Chopped almonds (or pecans)
Ripen ice cream in deep freezer.
There are Ice Cream Freezers at Sam's Club now for about $60.00 in the half gallon size with both an electric motor and an attachment to just hand crank it. Of course there are many kinds of freezers out there, they all work. I am wanting to try some of the strawberry jam with some fresh strawberries in a batch and maybe even some peach this year. I hope you will enjoy Nana's recipes and have as much fun with them as she did. She loved to make and freeze ice cream for all of us.
