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Table of contents
Chapter 1: Homemade Ice Cream Recipe Chapter 2: Ice Cream History Chapter 3: Antique Ice Cream Scoops Chapter : Homemade Ice Cream Recipes Chapter !: Ho" to #a$e %our &"n Ice Cream Chapter ': (lectric Ice Cream #a$er Chapter ): Cuisinart Ice Cream #a$er Chapter *: Ice Cream Cone Chapter +: ,ried Ice Cream Recipe Chapter 1-: Homemade .anilla Ice Cream Chapter 11: Ice Cream Ca$e Recipes Chapter 12: Ice Cream Cone Cupca$es Chapter 13: Ice Cream Cone Cupca$e /an Chapter 1 : Ice Cream Cone 0ispenser Chapter 1!: Ice Cream ,la1or 2ist Chapter 1': Ice Cream Recipe

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Home made Ice Cream Recipe &o' is ice cream like pi((a) In a lot of 'a"s actuall". *or one thin#+ both are almost uni ersall" lo ed. ,oth are the kind of food that children and teena#ers 'ill be# for on almost an" occasion. ,oth start 'ith a er" basic recipe. -nd both can be almost endlessl" ne' and different e er" da" because an"one can create a ne' ariation b" .ust addin# ne' in#redients to the core recipe. To the core recipe of ice cream 'hich includes anilla+ cream and su#ar+ "ou can take off and add .ust about an" fruit+ nuts+ fla ourin#s of a 'ide ariet" and lots of fun colours to make a uni/ue ice cream that "ou can #i e a cle er name to and call it "our o'n. !ou can #et fanc" and learn to make ariations on ice cream like sorbet+ fro(en "o#hurt and sherbet+ 'hich can also be adapted and enhanced 'ith hundreds of different fla our ariations. !ou can make lo' fat ice cream+ lo' calorie kinds or e en ice cream for the lactose intolerant. It can be said fairl" of ice cream that if "ou don0t like it+ stick around because someone 'ill come up 'ith a ariation "ou 'ill like. -nother similarit" of pi((a and ice cream is both can be made from scratch at home. !ou can #et a home1made ice cream maker for under 2%3+ 'hich 'ill enable "ou to make "our o'n arieties of the s'eet desert ri#ht on "our o'n back porch. !ou can e en create "our o'n ice cream maker 'ith little more than t'o coffee cans and a roll of duct tape if "ou 'ant to turn makin# ice cream into a creati e #ame. -nd each of these 'a"s of makin# this fa ourite desert of man" 'ill result in a delicious t"pe of ice cream. In fact+ makin# ice cream at home can become so addicti e that it can become a passion of the 'hole famil" 'ith dad+ mom and the kids comin# home 'ith ne' ideas to tr" out in the ice cream maker each 'eek. It is hard to pinpoint 'ho 4in ented4 the er" first home1made recipe for ice cream. 5ome date it back to the 633 -7 time frame in China and others #i e the credit to the $omans or to the chef of Kin# Char#es the *irst in 8n#land. The one thin# that is certain is that 'hen ice cream arri ed in -merica in the er" earl" "ears of our nation+ it 'as here to sta". People 'ere makin# it and sellin# it on the street in 9e' !ork as earl" as 1::6 and it has continue to #ro' and be bi# business e er since. 5o 'hether "our o'n recipe for ice cream is as basic as makin# it from the ra' in#redients and churnin# up a batch for "our ne;t barbecue or .ust bu"in# anilla ice cream and puttin# out e er" toppin# under the sun+ the outcome is the same. ," makin# "our o'n ariation on ice cream+ "ou .oin 'ith lo ers of the treat from centuries a#o and around the 'orld in en.o"in# one of life0s simplest and most en.o"able pleasures+ the basic bo'l of home1made ice cream.

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Ice Cream History &a e "ou e er 'ere sittin# in the park on a 'arm summer da" eatin# an ice cream cone and "ou The Ultimate Ice Cream Guide <

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thou#ht to "ourself+ 4&mm+ I 'onder ho' the 'orld came to ha e ice cream4) =a"be not but ice cream has a prett" interestin# histor". We all kno' that it has been around since 'e 'ere kids. ,ut the actual in ention of the ice cream recipe #oes so far back into the histor" of the 'orld that it is hard to sa" 'hen ice cream 'as actuall" 4in ented4. The earliest documented histor" of a form of treat that used a combination of milk and ice dates as far back as Kin# Tan# in China 'ho e;perimented 'ith the treat around 61> -7. While that 'as not ice cream as 'e kno' it toda"+ it is said that =arco Polo learned of the treat and brou#ht it back to the 'estern 'orld 'ith him. ,ut that is the stuff of m"th because there is no real historical documentation to back that up. It .ust makes a #ood stor" 'hen "ou are ha in# ice cream around the s'immin# pool after pla"in# the pool #ame =arco Polo. ," hook or crook+ the recipe for ice cream did catch on in 8urope bet'een 1633 and 1>33 because there are cook books 'ith ariations on the method for makin# the treat that date to those dates in both 8n#land and *rance. In 1::6+ the er" first ice cream parlour 'as opened in 9e' !ork. The in ention of the hand1cranked churn b" 9anc" ?ohnson 'as the first break throu#h that led to the abilit" to make ice cream in lar#e enou#h /uantities to sell it as a business. In 1>%: her patent 'as bou#ht b" a kitchen 'holesale supplier in Philadelphia and b" 1><1 the first mass production of ice cream 'hen a diar" farmer in ,altimore learned he could sell a lot more cream from his co's for hi#her prices b" usin# it to make ice cream. It 'asn@t until the earl" 1A33s 'hen the ice cream cone 'as in ented. The stor" #oes that a fello' b" the name of Italo =archion" liked to sell ice cream on the streets of 9e' !ork from his cart. ,ut the problem arouse 'hen people 'ould 'alk off or break the #lasses he ser ed the treat in. 5o he in ented the 'affle cone to protect his dishes. It 'as a hit and he patented the 'affle cone in 1A33. In 1A26 the free(er 'as in ented and that 'as the final breakthrou#h that made the mass production and retail sales of ice cream to take off 'ith such intensit" that there 'as an ice cream parlor on e er" corner and "ou could bu" ice cream in the #rocer" store the 'a" it is toda". Toda" 'e can hardl" think of the idea that there e er" 'as a time 'hen ice cream 'as not as commonl" a ailable as milk or soda pop. It is a permanent part of our li es and our culture. -nd it is likel" to sta" that 'a" for man" more centuries as 'ell.

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Antique Ice Cream Scoops Kitchen implements make reall" fun collectors items particularl" if "ou can find anti/ue ariations on them. Bld salt and pepper shakers are er" popular and a 'hole lot of people lo es to collect them because the" come in such a 'ide ariation of st"les that "ou can fill a museum 'ith all kind of stuff that ha e been made and are still bein# made. The Ultimate Ice Cream Guide 6

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,ut+ since this ebook is about ice cream+ 'e are #onna talk about items related to ice cream. -n ice cream scoop is another kind of items that "ou could start to collect as a hobb". Collectin# ancient ice cream scoops from anti/ue shops and all kinds of places 'ill #et "ou a real feel for histor" .ust in this simple de ice desi#ned to ser e ice cream to ea#er children around the 'orld for centuries before ours. The fact that ice cream is bein# sold at the retail settin#+ #oes back to earl" 23 th centur". ,ut before that 'hen the 'a" to make ice cream in ol ed sittin# around a churn makin# it on the farm+ "ou still had to ha e a 'a" to ser e it. Cer" often e en back on the farm+ a customi(ed scoop 'as created .ust for this purpose. ,ecause old st"le churns made hu#e batches of ice cream in er" deep canisters+ the scoops form that era that are not anti/ues 'ould be lon# handled and desi#ned to brin# out the treat from deep in the churn to ser e to ea#er famil" members and friends. !ou can probabl" use the same techni/ues to find anti/ue scoops that people 'ho hunt do'n anti/ue sil er'are and other kitchen items use. Bf course+ estate sales are #reat places to find the reall" rare scoops that ma" ha e been part of someone0s famil" for #enerations. Cer" often+ a simple utilit" item like an ice cream scoop is not re#arded as a treasured famil" heirloom. 5o those items 'ill be sold at auctions or e en #i en a'a" to charities like Good Will or the 5al ation -rm" .ust to clean out the e;tra kitchen instruments 'hen a house is bein# cleaned out for sale. To become an e;pert at locatin# those real finds in the hunt for anti/ues in the ice cream ser in# implement cate#or"+ become a re#ular haunt at charit" enues as 'ell as at #ara#e sales+ flea markets and estate sales. Usuall" in a bi# lot of items to be sold in such a settin#+ the humble ice cream scoop #ets er" little notice and "ou can pic up a real find for ne;t to nothin#. If "ou ha e an ice cream parlour+ "ou can create a fun presentation sho'in# the man" old ice cream ser in# implements that "ou ha e found. !ou ma" be come an e;pert in the desi#n and meanin# of arious st"les of scoops do'n throu#h histor". Br "ou ma" .ust en.o" the spare1time acti it" of collectin# these fun kitchen implements for "our o'n pleasure. If so+ there is no harm in that.

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&ome made Ice Cream Recipes The basic formula for makin# ice cream at home is not er" complicated. The 'a" home1made ice cream takes on its uni/ue personalit" comes from either ho' it is made or 'hat is added to the basic formula. *or fun+ "ou can actuall" turn the production of ice cream into a #reat #ame the kids can pla" at a birthda" part". -nd 'hen the" are done+ the" can open up the makeshift 4churn4 and eat the ice cream 'ith their birthda" cake. *or starters "ou use the a#e old recipe for home1made ice cream that most people are familiar 'ith 'hich includes one pint of &alf and &alf+ one and a half tsps of anilla and a little o er a third cup of su#ar. 9o' this ice cream formula makes a er" basic anilla ice cream. !ou can add fruit+ cookies+ chocolate chips and all kinds of other items to produce the fla ours "ou 'ant. This is the fun part of makin# ice cream at home+ "ou #et to e;periment 'ith ne' fla ours and ariations on the basic recipe. 9o' 'e 'ill turn the actual churnin# into a birthda" part" #ame. Take a one1pound coffee can that "ou thorou#hl" 'ashed and mi; up the basic recipe 'e .ust described in it. Then seal the top and tape it 'ith duct tape so it 'ill not come open or leak under an" conditions. 9o' put the small can inside a three1pound coffee can+ also cleaned out thorou#hl" so "ou don0t ha e the smell of coffee permeate "our ice cream. *ill the lar#er can 'ith ice so it surrounds the smaller can. 9o' put the lid on the bi##er can and seal it up .ust as ti#htl" as "ou did 'ith the smaller can. 9o' "ou ha e "our make shift churn and the children at the part" are "our ra' labor. Wrap the can in a to'el and la" out a sheet on the floor .ust to be safe in case the cans open. 9o' the children can #et do'n on the floor and roll that bi# can all o er the place .ust as i#orousl" as the" can. Cheer them on that the" are makin# their o'n birthda" ice cream treat. The" 'ill #i##le because the can 'ill be /uite cold. ,ut that is part of the fun. -fter ten minutes+ open both cans and take a look. If the ice cream is not perfect+ seal e er"thin# up and #i e it another ten minutes of pla"ful rollin# on the #round. -fter "ou open it up a#ain+ the ice cream should be fro(en to the sides of the can. This is a #ood #ame to pla" earl" in the part" so "ou can put the finished product in the free(er to finish the .ob. ,ut sa e up those coffee cans because "ou ma" 'ant to #et three or four cans #oin# to ha e arious fla ours of ice cream to ser e 'ith the cake. The kids 'ill lo e the fla our and the" 'ill #o home 'ith a stor" to tell that the" made their o'n ice cream.

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Ho" to #a$e %our &"n Ice Cream

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The art of makin# ice cream is one that has been around for centuries. It has chan#ed since ancient times but the 'a" 'e make it in modern culture is prett" much an unchan#ed process for man" decades. Bf course+ to make ice cream at home+ "ou are not #oin# to recreate 'hat the professionals do at the ice cream factories that produce thousands of #allons of ice cream to be sold in ice cream parlors and #rocer" stores e er" da". The ice cream "ou make at home 'ill not taste like the kind "ou bu" at the store either. In man" 'a"s+ it 'ill be much better. *or one thin#+ "ou 'ill use fresh in#redients. The fruits or other additi es "ou use to #i e "our ice cream a uni/ue taste 'ill probabl" be er" fresh 'hich makes the ice cream taste #reat. ,ut .ust makin# it "ourself+ is such a #reat e;perience that the ice cream "ou make 'ill al'a"s taste better because one of the in#redients "ou add 'ill be "our o'n personal touch+ "our 'ork+ lo e and pride that all 'ill affect ho' much "ou en.o" the finished product. Bf course+ a #ood recipe is al'a"s a #reat start. There are an abundance of #reat ice cream recipes each of 'hich 'ill produce a uni/ue ice cream 'ith its o'n peculiar personalit". If "ou ha e a recipe that has been handed do'n throu#h "our famil"+ that 'ill help "ou make ice cream that tastes 4like #randma used to make4. That connection to the past is one of the man" reasons people lo e to make their o'n ice cream. ,ut don0t despair if "ou don@t ha e a famil" recipe because "ou can #et one from friends+ books or from the internet. The in#redients of home1made ice cream are neither e;otic nor e;pensi e. To simpl" combine cream or milk 'ith anilla+ e##s+ salt and ice and put it all to#ether in "our ice cream maker is the heart of an" ice cream formula. When first learnin#+ "ou mi#ht do 'ell to practice 'ith .ust the basic in#redients until "ou are happ" 'ith the ice cream "ou are makin#. Then #et fanc" 'ith the e;tra fla ours and additi es. Its all #reat fun and a #reat hobb" so ha e a ball makin# lots of arieties of home1made ice cream. Bnce the recipe is all to#ether and "ou ha e loaded up the churn or ice cream machine 'ith the ice and salt+ "ou .ust acti ate the electric mechanism to churn the ice cream. Br if it is manual+ turn that crank for about ten minutes to #i e the ice plent" of time and mo ement to free(e the ice cream in the smaller interior chamber. -fter about 13 minutes+ stop and check the ice cream to see if its settin# up. If not+ #o another 13 minutes. -fter "ou ha e done the 4hard labor4+ "ou should still plan to put the finished ice cream in the free(er for t'o or three hours to finish free(in# into a 'onderful fro(en treat. The last instruction is the easiest one. 8n.o" "our ice cream and share it 'ith famil" and friends. Then #et bus" plannin# "our ne;t bi# ice cream part" usin# "our skills at makin# tast" ice cream at home.

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The reasons people #et started makin# their o'n ice cream are man". *or a lot of people it is the fun that compilin# the in#redients and 'orkin# the ice cream maker is and ho' it can become another #reat part of an" famil" e ent. The memor" of bein# on the farm 'ith the aunts and uncle and #randparents and e er"bod" ha in# a role to pla" in makin# the ice cream 'ith the old+ hand1 cranked churn is a stron# one for a lot of adults. 5o b" recreatin# that e ent 'ith their o'n ice cream maker+ it becomes part of the memories the kids 'ill ha e of #ro'in# up too. When "ou bu" "our ice cream maker to make this part of "our famil" life become a realit"+ the choices are prett" broad. !ou can #et a modern churn that looks some'hat like the old fashioned kind but "ou still 'ork it on the porch 'ith famil" members takin# turns 'orkin# the crank so the ice mi;es 'ith the in#redients inside to make #reat ice cream. There are old1fashioned models of ice cream makers that+ althou#h not old+ look like thro' backs to another time in histor". -nd of course+ findin# an anti/ue ice cream maker can reall" make the e;perience authentic. !ou mi#ht hesitate at usin# that unit because of its a#e. It makes a #reat displa" piece in the li in# room and a #reat con ersation starter thou#h. There are also ice cream makers that are nothin# like the old1fashioned kind at all. The" are electric models that are full" automated. The" look and perform er" much like an" other kitchen appliance. !ou compile the in#redients the same and put it all to#ether. ,ut 'hen "ou plu# it in and let it #o+ the #entle 'hirrin# sound lets "ou kno' it is churnin# the ice cream. It all happens in the kitchen so some of the ambiance of the famil" 'orkin# on the ice cream on the porch is lost. Whether or not to use an electric ice cream maker is a decision that "ou should make before makin# "our purchase decision. There are some real ad anta#es to #oin# this route. *or one thin#+ the churnin# action is consistent and continuous 'hen it is bein# handled automaticall". 5o the ice cream is made more efficientl". ," lettin# the machine do the churnin#+ "ou take much of the tedium out of the process. !ou don@t ha e to time ho' lon# to churn because the machine does that and it kno's 'hen to stop because it can #au#e 'hen the ice cream has 4set up4 inside the interior chamber. The #ood ne's is that "ou don@t ha e to #i e up the atmosphere and the fun of ha in# the 'hole famil" in ol ed .ust because "ou 'ant to #et an ice cream maker that automates the churnin#. There are models made to look like the old1fashioned kind and models that can be operated on the porch. In most cases+ that constant churnin# 'as somethin# the famil" dreaded an"'a". 5o b" automatin# that part and combinin# the best of technolo#" 'ith the old1fashioned art of makin# "our o'n ice cream+ "ou #et the best of both 'orlds.

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Cuisinart Ice Cream #a$er There is nothin# like the fun of makin# ice cream at home to #i e "our back "ard barbecue that authentic old fashioned feel. ,ut 'hen "ou #o to bu" an ice cream maker+ "ou 'ill find that some The Ultimate Ice Cream Guide 13

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of the finest ne' models are far from primiti e. - ne' ice cream maker can cost as little as 2%3 or be as e;pensi e as 2<33 dependin# on ho' elaborate "ou 'ant the features. While some of the most sophisticated models such as the ones sold b" Cuisinart are price"+ the ice cream product "ou end up makin# 'ill come out consistentl" #ood and of the perfect kind of /ualit" that "ou 'ant from "our o'n ice cream. - /ualit" ice cream maker like the Cuisinart model is operated b" electric motor and it uses rock salt to free(e the ice cream in the internal chamber in a consistent fashion. In a 'a"+ b" mo in# a'a" from the hand crank models of ice cream makers+ "ou lose a little of that feel of sittin# on the back porch at Grandma0s farm turnin# that crank to make the ice cream set up inside of that old fashioned churn. ,ut truthfull"+ the charm of the crank method pales 'hen it is hard to #et someone to sit on the back porch and turn the crank. -nd the #entle sound of the Cuisinart motor 'orkin# a'a" in the kitchen to make toni#ht0s desert of delicious and er" fresh ice cream can become a tradition of famil" #atherin#s as 'ell. Bf course+ the machine doesn@t make #reat ice cream. !ou make #reat ice cream but comin# up 'ith a delicious recipe that produces a rich blend each time. 9o'+ if "ou in est in a #ood ice cream maker like a Cuisinart+ "ou probabl" 'ill de elop do(ens if not hundreds of ice cream ariations that "ou can 'hip up in "our home1made ice cream maker. !our core in#redients of cream+ su#ar+ anilla and ma"be e## to make the ice cream rich and smooth 'ill remain prett" much standard. ,ut after "ou dump those basic buildin# blocks of ice cream into the ice cream maker+ "ou can then add "our custom in#redients. ?ust 'atchin# the fruit+ nuts+ chocolate chips or other 'onderful fla ours #oin# into the ice cream maker can #et "our mouth 'aterin# for the finished product. 5o 'hen "ou put the lid on the interior container and seal it up and plu# it in+ the anticipation alone is a bi# part of the fun. - /ualit" ice cream maker like the Cuisinart model 4kno's4 'hen the ice cream is read" because it can tell b" the consistenc" of the blend in the interior chamber. !ou then take the ice cream out and slap back the hands that 'ant a sample so the ice cream can then be put in the free(er for a fe' hours to come out and deli#ht the entire famil" for desert that ni#ht. - #ood ice cream maker 'ill #et plent" of 'ork out makin# #reat ice creams at famil" e ents. ,et'een e ents+ if "ou are like man" ice cream lo ers+ "ou 'ill find "ourself 4pla"in#4 'ith ne' recipes and ariations on the core in#redients to find ne' and fun 'a"s to make ice cream that has "our o'n personal stamp on it. ,ut that is the fun of makin# ice cream at home and it is 'hat makes bu"in# a #ood /ualit" ice cream maker a #reat in estment in fine eatin#.

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Ice Cream Cone *or most of us+ there is no more pleasant memor" from childhood as 'hen mom or dad took "ou and "our brothers and sisters to #et an ice cream cone at the local ice cream shop. There is somethin# er" e;citin# to a child to be able to pick a fla our or e en a couple fa ours if the" #et to ha e a 4double dipper4 and then to see the ser er create those perfectl" round scoops and deposit them on top of that thin su#ar cone. It is a dentists ni#htmare but one of the nicest memories man" of us ha e of a summer da" in our childhood. It #ot e en more e;citin# 'hen mom or dad brou#ht home cones that the" bou#ht at the store alon# 'ith ice cream in those bricks that the" are sold in to make cones for desert one da". !ou can probabl" remember if "ou had a particular kind of cone "ou liked best. The classic flat bottom plain cone remains the fa ourite of man". ,ut there are su#ar cones and other ariations that combined 'ith so man" fla ours of ice cream make the simple ice cream cone a continuous surprise each time "ou ha e one. Whoe er in ented the ice cream cone 'as clearl" a person 'hose #enius 'as in creatin# somethin# so simple it 'as bound to be a uni ersal fa ourite for children and adults alike. There are lots of 'a"s to make an ice cream cone and none of them are 'ron#. ,ut the concept of stackin# a meltin# treat on a coned cookie so the one en.o"in# has to lick the treat as it melts and do so fast enou#h so it doesn@t melt on his or her hand is pure #enius. We all can relate to the e;perience of ha in# a delicious cone in our hand on a hot summer da" and 'alkin# do'n the street as it melted too fast onto "our hand. The onl" real tra#ed" that can happen 'ith an ice cream cone is if one of the scoops falls off onto the pa ement or if it spills on "our dress or pants. ,ut ice cream is an ine;pensi e treat so "ou can easil" #et another cone if dad is in a #ood mood and he didn@t 'ant to see "ou pout. The .o" of a kid 'hen the" come to understand that mom and dad are #oin# to make ice cream cones at home is the sheer abundance. -t the ice cream parlor+ "ou can reall" onl" ha e one+ 'hich means "ou ha e to think carefull" about "our choices. -t home+ the choices are fe'er but "ou can ha e as much as "ou 'ant. 8ither 'a"+ the e;perience of ha in# a cone is a #reat memor" for parents and children alike. -nd it is a memor" 'e don@t ha e to 'ait lon# to repeat because "ou or I can #o #et a fresh ice cream cone ri#ht no' if 'e 'ant to. 5ounds prett" #ood+ doesn0t it)

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,ried Ice Cream Recipe When "ou first heard of fried ice cream+ "ou probabl" thou#ht+ 4That0s cra("D4 -fter all+ ho' can "ou fr" somethin# that is cold) !ou 'ould think that it 'ould melt before it could e er be ser ed. ,ut 'hen "ou first tried fried ice cream+ probabl" in a =e;ican restaurant as that seems to be 'here the" are ser ed the most+ it@s an ama(in# e;perience. The" reall" can fr" the ice cream so the outside is hot and fried and inside is nice+ cold ice cream. What meltin# there is oo(es into the crust+ 'hich makes them e en tastier. 9o' it is possible to make fried ice cream at home. ?ust think of the fun of ser in# this treat at a special dinner and hearin# the ama(ed e;pressions of 4Wo'4 and 4This is #reat4 all directed at "ou for pullin# off this e;citin# desert. It isn@t that hard but it 'ill take some preparation. 5o #et all the stuff to#ether 'ell in ad ance so "ou can prepare the treat as earl" as the mornin# before the dinner. Then "ou 'ill be completel" read" to ser e 'hen "ou 'ant to sprin# "our surprise on "our famil" and friends. It all starts 'ith the ice cream. Canilla is a #ood choice althou#h "ou can pla" 'ith fla ours as "ou #et e;perienced 'ith this desert. Use a standard ice cream scoop that "ou can create completel" round ice cream balls 'ith. !ou mi#ht ha e to practice 'ith the scoop to make perfectl" round balls b" rollin# the ice cream 'hen "ou scoop it. Usin# a cookie sheet+ scoop out >112 ice cream balls. Put them immediatel" into the free(er to become solid in that shape. This is important because free(in# 'orks differentl" for a small ball of ice cream than 'hen it is in the tub and "ou 'ant the ice cream tube er" hard 'hen "ou are read" to fr" it. Eet the ice cream balls free(e for at least an hour before the ne;t step. 9o' "ou kno' 'h" 'e had "ou start earl". 9o' in a medium si(ed bo'l+ combine three cups of corn flakes and crush them into tin" pieces for the coatin#. Combine the flakes 'ith a teaspoon of #round cinnamon. 9o' in a separate bo'l+ break three e##s and 'hip them until the "okes are blended 'ith the 'hites. 9o' take out the ice cream balls and dip them into the e## mi;ture and then co er the ice cream 'ith the corn flake coatin#. Get them completel" coated and return them to the cookie tra" and free(e it all The Ultimate Ice Cream Guide 13

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When it is time to make the desert+ prepare "our fr"er 'ith cookin# oil. Usin# a fr"in# basket+ dip a fe' ice cream balls at a time into the hot oil. Cook them for no more than fifteen seconds. 7o them all /uickl" so there isn@t much time from 'hen "ou start to 'hen "ou ser e. 9o' put them all on a ser in# dish. Co er them 'ith 'hipped cream and dri((le some hone" o er them and top 'ith a cherr". Then ser e "our #uests and .ust 'ait for the 4Wo's4 to come rollin# in.

Chapter 1Home made .anilla Ice Cream !ou 'ould be hard pressed to find an"one 'ho doesn@t like anilla ice cream. It is such a 'holesome treat that has al'a"s been a bi# part of famil" life that its hard to ima#ine an" home that doesn@t ha e a carton of ice cream in the free(er at all times for 'hene er an occasion comes up 'here sharin# a small dip of ice cream is the perfect snack to made times of con ersation special and fun. If there 'as #oin# to be an" 'a" to impro e ice cream+ makin# it "ourself at home is the 'a" to do it. -nd if there 'ere an" criticism an"one 'ould ha e about ice cream+ it 'ould ha e to be that it is based on su#ar and hea " cream so it reall" is not a health conscious t"pe of treat. 5o 'e 'ould like to submit a health" 'a" to make anilla ice cream at home that is .ust as delicious as the kind "ou bu" in the store. ,ut b" takin# the time to make ice cream that does not introduce more fat to the diets of "our lo ed ones+ "ou retain the #reat social aspect of ice cream 'hile reducin# its impact on the heart and 'ei#ht of "our famil". The first step is to take three e##s and separate the "okes from the 'hites. - standard e## separator de ice is al'a"s #ood for this chore. *irst+ beat the "okes manuall" in a small bo'l until the" are blended and then slo'l" add a half cup of hone" and beat the "okes and hone" to#ether into a thick sauce. 9o' take the 'hite of the e##s and put them into a lar#er bo'l and beat them manuall" also. The e## 'hites 'ill become stiff as "ou beat them and 'hen that happens+ then add the hone" and e## "okes mi;ture to the 'hites and mi; them to#ether. Put this mi;ture into a medium saucepan and add four cups of li#ht cream. Cook this mi;ture to#ether on medium heat for fifteen minutes stirrin# all the time to keep an" of the blend from stickin# to the bottom of the pan. The last step is to add t'o teaspoons of anilla e;tract and mi; that in. 9o' the home1made health" ice cream is read" to free(e. !ou can use a routine ice cream machine to free(e the mi;ture or "ou can .ust free(e it directl" in the free(er. If "ou do put it up to free(e 'ithout mo ement+ take it out e er" hour or so and stir the ice cream as it cools for the first 213 hours. -fter that+ let it free(e all the 'a" into a nice cream" solid ice cream. If "ou let it free(e o er ni#ht to be read" b" the ne;t da"0s dinner+ "ou 'ill ha e a delicious natural The Ultimate Ice Cream Guide 1%

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ice cream treat that 'ill ha e e er"one sa"in# 4Wo'+ 'hat a #reat recipe4. !ou can decide 'hether to tell "our famil" it is su#ar free and much healthier than re#ular ice cream. Br "ou can .ust rela; and en.o" ho' much the" like "our secret recipe for homemade ice cream and celebrate /uietl" that "ou are also takin# #ood care of "our famil"0s health e en 'hile makin# them special treats.

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Ice Cream Ca$e Recipes If "ou e er ha e had ice cream cake+ it is a taste treat that "ou 'ill 'ant to ha e a#ain o er and o er. Ice cream all b" itself is such a delicious desert that it reall" doesn@t need an" help. ,ut then to la"er a delicious fla our of ice cream bet'een la"ers of flake" cake and allo' the t'o fla ors to melt to#ether into one taste e;plosion almost seems sinful it is so #ood. =ost of us think that if 'e are #oin# to #et to tr" a ne' ariation on ice cream cake+ it has to happen in a restaurant or if "ou can bu" one alread" made up at the #rocer" store. ,ut it reall" isn@t that difficult to make a custom ice cream cake. In fact+ it is prett" fun to do. -nd once "ou #et started makin# this treat for friends or famil"+ "ou 'ill probabl" look for e er" opportunit" to make it often. The trick" part of makin# ice cream cake is to #et the ice cream soft enou#h to mold into the cake but not to the point that it is meltin#. 5o don@t put the ice cream out and for#et about it for an hour. Keep an e"e on it and time it so "ou kno' 'hen it is at that perfect le el of softness. Time it because "ou can remember that alue 'hen "ou make the ice cream cake a#ain. The actual makin# of the cake is .ust a simple la"erin# techni/ue. !ou 'ill start 'ith a completed cake so if "ou 'ant to make one "ourself+ do that before "ou #et the ice cream out to melt. &a e both of them read" to put it to#ether in a deep bo'l so "ou can do se eral la"ers. Cut the cake into chunks perhaps an inch tall and se eral inches 'ide. !ou can pla" 'ith the si(es of cake that 'ork best for "ou as "ou make more ice cream cakes. =ake a la"er of cake in the bottom of the bo'l. 9o' make a la"er of ice cream about the same thickness on top of the cake. If the ice cream is .ust the ri#ht le el of softness+ it can be moulded like pla" dou#h. Then .ust keep repeatin# the la"ers of cake and ice cream+ cake and ice cream until the bo'l is full. -l'a"s let cake be the top la"er so "ou can add a sundae toppin# or icin# dependin# on "our tastes. 9o' .ut free(e the cake se eral hours before "ou are read" to ser e it and "ou ha e an ice cream cake .ust as #ood as an" "ou mi#ht order in a restaurant.

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Ice Cream Cone Cupca$es &a e "ou e er stopped 'hile eatin# an ice cream cone and .ust thou#ht about ho' #reat the cone b" itself tastes) The #enius of the simple ice cream cone is both the fro(en desert and the cone are treats in their o'n ri#ht. ,ut there is a recipe that lets "ou reall" brin# out the fla our of the cone 'ithout #ettin# ice cream in ol ed in the process at all. It is an ice cream cone cupcake and it is prett" eas" to make. Probabl" the best cones to use for this kind of treat are the flat bottomed kind. !ou can bu" them in the store and #et a do(en or t'o of them for a small price ta#. ,ut 'hile "ou are there+ think of 'hat kind of cake 'ould taste #ood alon# 'ith that cone. We are #oin# to combine the t'o tastes. 7o the same 'hen "ou bu" the frostin# "ou 'ill use for this uni/ue treat. When "ou #et home+ #et out "our cupcake pans and put one ice cream cone in each cup of the pan. The" 'ill fit perfectl" 'ith the flared out part of the cone standin# abo e the pan. 9e;t mi; up the batter for the cake mi; and preheat the o en to the le el needed to bake cupcakes. Usuall" that le el is around 3<3. When the batter is read"+ .ust pour a small amount into each cone until it is about half full. 9o need to fill them up because the cupcakes 'ill rise. 9o' "ou .ust cook them like "ou 'ould an" other kind of cupcake. That delicious cake 'ill set up inside that delicious cone and become one taste treat. When "ou take them out of the o en+ if "ou can lea e them alone and not #i e in to the temptation to eat one hot+ let them cool so "ou can add the icin#. When the" are done and read" to ser e+ "ou can put them in a ser in# dish standin# there perfectl" shaped on the flat part of the cone. The happ" sounds "ou 'ill hear 'hen "ou brin# out those cupcakes made up in an ice cream cone shell 'ill #i e "ou a lot of pleasure. It is such an une;pected surprise that be full" prepared for all of the cones "ou made up to be eaten up fast. In fact+ "ou mi#ht be prepared 'ith e;tra cones and batter and make up more because it is #oin# to be a fast mo in# treat. -nd 'hen "ou #et that #ood of a reception of a ne' desert+ it 'ill become one of "our 4standards4 for birthda" parties+ pot lucks at church or .ust to surprise the famil" 'ith e er" so often after dinner.

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be surprised that some cones disappear as the kids #et into eatin# them e en 'ithout ice cream .ust because the" are that delicious. The fact that the cones themsel es are so tast" means that 'hen "ou combine those deli#htful cones 'ith a #ood cupcake pan and a fe' recipes+ "ou can come up 'ith some 'onderful and colourful treats that fit man" festi e occasions. The cones hold up to a bakin# c"cle nicel" so the" can be used to become a shell for a cupcake that replaces the paper 'rappin# that is traditional 'ith that desert. The recipe is simple. !ou take a cupcake pan and put one cone in each pan. 9o' there are speciali(ed pans that are made to 'ork 'ith ice cream cones but e en an ordinar" cupcake pan 'ill do. -fter mi;in# up the cupcake batter+ "ou .ust fill each cone to .ust belo' the flared out part. The top of the cone 'ill become filled 'ith cupcake durin# the bakin# and risin# process. Then "ou bake the cupcake cones follo'in# the same instructions as "ou 'ould 'ith normal cupcakes. This recipe b" itself is a deli#ht but there are tons of 'a"s "ou can use the cupcake in a cone for decoration for lots of different e ents. !ou can co er the top 'ith bro'n icin# and then insert short plastic cand" daises and other colourful flo'ers to create a bou/uet that looks like it is in a pot of soil. ,ut the pot is cupcake and the flo'er cand" so e er" part of that table decoration can be eaten. The roundness of the top of a cupcake in an ice cream cone offers the chance to transform it into a #reat &allo'een decoration ," co erin# the entire cupcake+ cone included+ 'ith oran#e icin#+ it can become a miniature ersion of pumpkin. 9o' fashion e"es+ a nose and a bi# #rin 'ith #reen or 'hite icin# to put on the rounded top and "ou ha e the perfect cake ersion of a .ack1o1lantern that makes a #reat treat to #i e out at the door or to ha e at a &allo'een part". These are .ust a couple of the creati e 'a"s "ou can adapt the fun combination of ice cream cone and cupcake usin# "our standard cupcake pan. ," ar"in# the colour and fla ors of the cake inside+ that opens up lots of ariet" and 'a"s "ou can use these fun and interestin# little treats to all kinds of celebrations and parties. -nd since the ideas of 'a"s to adapt these small cupcake cones to occasions is limitless+ this a recipe that 'ill #et lots of use in "our kitchen throu#hout the "ear.

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Ice Cream Cone 0ispenser When I 'as raisin# m" son+ one of our father and son rituals 'as to take a road trip a couple times a "ear. When he 'as a little #u"+ he often 'anted to stop at eat one of those all "ou can eat buffet restaurants because there 'as so much to choose from to eat. I kne' he .ust 'anted to #et to the desert bar but I made him eat at least a little #ood food first before loadin# up on all the #oodies. ,ut one little memor" that al'a"s stands out about those e;periences 'as ho' fun it 'as to #o to the ice cream dispenser and take the cone from one of those dispensers and let that soft ice cream The Ultimate Ice Cream Guide 1:

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There is somethin# er" fun about bein# able to take a cone and ser e "ourself a desert that has as much ice cream on it as "ou can handle. I also remember both m" son and I #ettin# a kick out of that cone dispenser ne;t to the soft ice cream machine. It 'orked a lot like a 7i;ie cup dispenser 'here the cones filled a lon# metal tube 'ith a thin 4'indo'4 do'n the side so "ou could see ho' man" cones 'ere still in there. The ne;t cone to be ser ed stuck out the bottom so "ou pulled on the bottom and the cone came free. The mechanism caused the remainin# cones to push do'n and be a ailable to the ne;t customers in line. Pullin# that cone out 'as all part of the fun of that kind of restaurant. !ou can probabl" think of times 'hen "ou sa' that kind of dispenser too either in a similar kind of restaurant or in an ice cream store 'here the emplo"ees used them to keep the cones in one place+ neat and clean. 5o if "ou took an interest in these efficient dispensers+ "ou can find them for the home rather easil". If "ou lo e ice cream at home+ it can be a lot of fun to ha e a cone dispenser ri#ht there in the kitchen+ mounted and loaded up 'ith "our fa ourite cones. !ou can e en #et one that has se eral tubes so "ou can ha e one for 'affle cones+ another for su#ar cones and others for an" other ariations on cone desi#n. Then "ou can easil" pull a cone out and dip some ice cream to en.o" an" time da" or ni#ht. $estaurant suppl" companies sell these de ices althou#h #enerall" not to the public. 5o like an"thin# else that is unusual but hard to bu"+ "ou mi#ht ha e to #o to -ma(on or some other internet sales 'eb site. -ma(on does ha e this kind of in entor" to er" #ood prices. 5o+ 'hat are "ou 'aitin# for) Cisit -ma(on toda" and "ou can find "ourself puttin# up "our er" o'n cone disperser in "our o'n home. -nd if that doesn@t take "our lo e of ice cream and kick it to the ne;t le el+ I don@t kno' 'hat 'ill.

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anilla or chocolate chip. ,ut e er" so often+ I do #et bold and ha e a scoop of cookie dou#h or almond fud#e ice cream. It is no secret that the fa ourite ice cream fla ors most people bu" the most are anilla+ chocolate+ stra'berr" and chocolate chip. ,ut an" trip to the ice cream store 'ill re eal that there are more fla ors of ice cream for "ou to tr" than "ou could reasonabl" #et to. ,ut it is sure fun to tr". Bne of the fun thin#s about takin# the famil" to the ice cream shop is to #i e them the chance to look at all of the ama(in# fla ors that the shop has to offer. Its fun to #o 'hen the cro'ds are not bi# so "ou can ha e the attention of the ser er to look at all of the fla ors at "our leisure. In fact+ some ice cream shops 'ill let "ou taste different fla ors 'ith cute little spoons so "ou can almost #et full .ust samplin# the ama(in# ariet" of fla ors that are there for "ou to choose from. If "ou are an ice cream 4nut4 like man" of us are+ a fun hobb" is to #o to the ice cream shop often and tr" a different fla our each 'eek. =ost ice cream shops ha e to rotate the fla ors because the people that suppl" them ha e more fla ors to offer than the" can possibl" stock at one time. That is 'h" "ou ha e to #o back often and keep track of 'hat "ou ha e tried so "ou can keep e;pandin# "our hori(ons and tr"in# ne' fla ors. If "ou tried to compile a list of all the ice cream fla ors that ha e e er been in ented+ "ou 'ould be in for a losin# effort because b" the time "ou #ot the list completed of all the kno'n fla ors+ if that is e en possible+ man" more 'ould ha e been in ented for "ou to add to "our list. ,ut 'h" dri e "ourself cra(") ?ust #et out there and tr" all kinds of fla ors and find out 'hich ones are #reat and 'hich ones .ust don@t appeal to "ou at all. 5ome ice cream shops make it their specialit" to offer a di erse and uni/ue ariet" of fla ors and to ha e ne' fla ors for "ou to tr" each 'eek. ,askin $obbins bra#s that the" ha e 131 fla ors. The" put it ri#ht on their si#n. The" probabl" are bein# modest. The" ma" ha e man" hundreds of fla ors that the" ha e offered o er the "ears but some ha e come and #one from popularit". Tr"in# ne' fla ors of ice cream makes for a #reat and ine;pensi e date. -nd if "ou think "ou ha e co ered the ice cream fla our uni erse+ then "ou can mi; thin#s up b" mi;in# them in a multi1 scoop cone+ a sundae or a banana split. -dd in all the toppin#s "ou can use and "ou are in for a lifetime of fla ors .ust tr"in# combinations and findin# ne' 'a"s to en.o" "our fa ourite 4simple4 desert at "our fa ourite ice cream shop in to'n.

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pint of &alf and &alf or hea " cream+ one to one and a half teaspoon of anilla and a third cup of su#ar+ more or less. !ou can ar" each in#redient to #et the taste "ou like. -nd for e;tra rich ice cream+ an e## mi;ed in 'ith the recipe is a nice touch. This is the basic core formula for #ood ice cream. ,ut for #reat ice cream+ it is all the ariations of fla ors and additi es and methods of makin# the ice cream uni/ue that makes this desert so endlessl" fun to disco er o er and o er a#ain. !ou ma" remember that "our #randmother had a particular t'ist on ice cream that #a e it a uni/ue touch of fla our that nobod" else could reproduce. Well+ lots of #randmas ha e that kind of e;tra touch so if "ou can #o on a /uest to find these man" different recipes for "our ice cream e;perimentation pleasure+ "ou 'ill sta" plent" bus" learnin# the different approaches and tr"in# them all out. Bne #reat place to find these old recipes are small to'n churches at their annual fund1raiser bake sale. 9o'+ .ust #oin# to small to'ns to find small church fund1raisers can be a #reat hobb" all b" itself. -nd if "ou find a bake sale or a church picnic to attend+ "ou not onl" 'ill eat like "ou ne er ate before+ the" 'ill treat "ou like ro"alt" because the" 'ill think "ou are thinkin# of .oinin# their church. The fund1raisers are often for the "outh #roup to #et a ne' facilit" or somethin# to help out the "oun# people of the to'n so "ou should ha e no problem makin# a little contribution to the cause. ,ut keep "our e"es open for the sale of a church produced cookbook. This is a er" common method churches use to raise mone" because the" ask all the moms and #randmas it the church to contribute their fa ourite recipes and the" compile that into a book and sell it for their "outh #roup fund raiser. When "ou see such recipe books on sale+ snap them up. !ou 'ill commonl" find the best homemade ice cream recipes there are tucked a'a" in little to'ns all around the countr". In a 'a" usin# these recipes takes "ou back to 'hat the real charm of ice cream al'a"s 'as because it 'as al'a"s a famil" treat that brou#ht out the best of farm li in#. These recipes 'ill be real treasures that 'ill #i e "our ice cream those uni/ue 4do'n home4 tastes. !ou not onl" 'ill ha e a #reat tastin# ice cream but a #ood stor" to #o 'ith each ne' taste "ou tr" out on "our friends and famil" as 'ell.

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To prepare for the craft+ #et a lar#e and a small (ip lock ba# for each kid that 'ill make his or her o'n ice cream. 9o' #et out the anilla e;tract+ su#ar+ some 'hole milk or cream+ salt and plent" of cubed ice. Gi e each kid a small (ip lock ba# first. Eet them kno' that this ba# 'ill be their ice cream maker so to make sure not to break it or tear it as "ou add the in#redients. To each ba#+ add one cup of milk+ one to t'o teaspoons of anilla e;tract and t'o to three teaspoons of su#ar. 9o' close up each small ba# er" securel" so the" cannot break open. This mi#ht be a situation 'here "ou bu" the e;tra stron# (ip lock ba#s at the #rocer" store or "ou can secure the tops of the (ip lock ba#s 'ith duct tape or staples so the" 'ill not open up or leak. &a e the kids put those ba#s carefull" aside for a moment. !ou mi#ht ha e bo'ls hand" to hold the small ba#s so the" don@t roll o er onto their tops 'hile "ou prepare the bi# ba#s. 5pread the ice cubes out on a bi# cookie sheet and let the kids sprinkle the salt all o er the ice cubes so the" #et co ered. Use a spatula to turn the cubes. &a in# a separate salt shaker for each kid can make the craft e en more fun. If the" ask 'h" the" are doin# this+ the reason is the salt helps the ice all sta" the same temperature. 9o' each kid #ets a bi# (ip lock that the" can fill about a /uarter of the 'a" up 'ith salted ice. 8ach e;perimenter 'ill put their ice cream mi; into the bi# ba#. *ill the bi# ba#s the rest of the 'a" 'ith ice so the small ba#s are surrounded b" ice. -dd more salt some fell off. 9o' seal the bi# ba#s so the" 'ill not open up. Time for the ice cream dance. Put some popular music on and ha e the kids shake their ice cream makers for 13 minutes. The music is so the" can dance and shake for the entire time. !ou 'ill ha e to 'ork them into a dancin# fren(" to keep them shakin# the ba#s i#orousl" but kids lo e to be 'orked into a fren(" so that 'ont be hard. -fter 13 minutes+ open the ba#s up and test the ice cream. If it is too soft+ close e er"thin# up and dance for another 13 minutes. When "ou are done+ each kid 'ill ha e a small (ip lock ba# full of the most delicious ice cream the" e er had. It 'ill taste 'onderful to them because the" made it themsel es. ,ut stock up on lots of ba#s and other in#redients because this is a craft the kids 'ill 'ant to do a lot.

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Ice Cream Sand"ich Ca$e If "ou ha e a pot luck to #o to and "ou need a er" ori#inal desert to brin#+ usin# ice cream sand'iches as part of a fro(en desert is e;ceptionall" eas" to make and it 'ill be the hit of the part". It is almost shameful to ha e a recipe like this in "our kitchen. The process of makin# this cake is so eas" that "ou 'ill blush 'hen people #o 'ild at the e ent and "ou see "our cake disappear first. ,ut it is a perfect desert to be able to put to#ether in .ust a fe' moments and put up in the free(er 'hen "ou head off to 'ork. When "ou #et home+ it is read" and "ou ha e a desert that 'ill be the talk of the dinner after almost no effort on "our part.

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To start 'ith+ bu" si;teen to t'ent" four ice cream sand'iches at the #rocer" store or ice cream shop. !ou can #et the mini sand'iches if "ou 'ant because the" accommodate the 'a" people 'ill eat "our cake but an" kind 'ill do. !ou can e en #o 'ith ice cream sand'iches that ha e a nutt" mi;ture in the cake part as lon# as "ou use the same kind for the 'hole pie. !ou 'ill also need a #enerous amount of 'hipped cream+ some fud#e toppin# that "ou can spread and a cand" bar or t'o of "our fla our choice. ,efore #ettin# too far in the preparation+ take the fud#e out and 'arm it so it is eas" to spread. !ou mi#ht #i e that process about 23 minutes before "ou take the ice cream sand'iches out of the free(er because "ou don@t 'ant there to be too much meltin# durin# preparation. !ou can use that time to make sure there is room in "our free(er for a lar#e bakin# dish that "ou 'ill use for the cake. If "ou put the bakin# dish in the free(er for a half hour before preparation+ that 'ill help keep the ice cream cold as "ou prepare the cake. 9o' .ust la" the bakin# dish on a table or the counter for compilin# the cake. Take the ice cream sand'iches out of their 'rappers and la" them in the rectan#ular pan in orderl" ro's 'ith no #aps bet'een them. The cake part on top 'ill become one continuous la"er. 9o' take the hot fud#e and spread it o er the top of all of the ice cream bars 'ith the fud#e. Caramel 'orks 'ell for this cake as 'ell. -dd a la"er of 'hipped cream and make that all nice and flat. 9o' repeat 'ith another ro' of ice cream bars+ fud#e and 'hipped cream. To top it off+ crumble up the cand" bar so tin" pieces adorn the top of the cake. *ro a little colour+ #rate up some =F=s to co er the top. Put the cake in the free(er for se eral hours so the entire recipe free(es to#ether and "ou are read" to ser e. The people en.o"in# the cake 'ill di# do'n into the la"ers and brin# out pieces of all of the in#redients. The fla ors of the caramel or fud#e 'ith the anilla ice cream+ the cand" bar and the sand'ich cake 'ill make "our desert the hit of the e ent. !ou don@t ha e to tell an"one ho' eas" that 'as to put to#ether. It can be our secret.

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s"rup+ stra'berries+ chocolate chips or butterscotch. The arieties of 'a"s "ou can ha e a sundae prepared can mean "ou mi#ht ne er ha e to ha e the same sundae t'ice. ,ut for most of us+ 'e ha e our fa ourite blend and 'e stick 'ith it because the familiarit" of those delicious fla ors to#ether is 'hat makes an ice cream sundae so #reat. The lore of ho' 'e #ot the ice cream sundae is a fun as the treat itself. The sa" that the desert 'as in ented in T'o $i ers+ Wisconsin and it 'as named because it 'as an ice cream treat that 'as deemed acceptable to ser e on 5unda". -ccordin# to the lore of the histor" of the sundae+ ice cream sodas 'ere considered too 4sinful4 to prepare on the da" of rest but the sundae 'as the perfect refreshin# treat to ha e on a 5unda" afternoon. The spellin# of the 'ord 4sundae4 has its o'n back#round stor" as 'ell. Bne theor" is that the 'ord 'as chan#ed to honour a #lass dishes salesman 'ho donated canoe shaped #lass bo'ls to the cit" of T'o $i ers to be used e;clusi el" for this treat. The " in 5unda" 'as chan#ed to an e to make the 'ord look like the 'ord 4canoe4 as a tribute to that #ift. -nother theor" is that the 'ord 'as chan#ed to make sure "ou kne' that 'hen "ou listed ice cream sundae on "our ad ertisements+ "ou 'ere talkin# about the desert and not the da"+ 45unda"4. Its fun to kno' some lore and stories about the histor" of "our fa ourite ice cream treat. The stories can make #ood table talk the ne;t time "ou #o to the ice cream parlor and order a sundae. ,ut 'hether "ou kno' the stories or not+ "ou can certainl" en.o" this traditional ice cream treat an" da" of the 'eek and come back for more the ne;t da"+ e en on 5unda" if "ou 'ant to.

Chapter 2/each Ice Cream Recipe The combined fla our of homemade ice cream and peaches is one that is hard to top. Bne of the fun thin#s about makin# "our o'n ice cream is to be able to blend different fla ors ri#ht into the mi;ture as the ice cream is bein# churned. Unlike bu"in# fla oured ice creams+ 'hen "ou make "our o'n fruit fla oured ice creams+ "ou kno' for a fact that the fruit "ou mi; in 'ith the other in#redients is absolutel" pure and absolutel" fresh. -nd since most homemade ice cream is eaten 'ithin a da" after it is made+ "ou #et that taste of er" fresh fruit mi;ed 'ith "our ice cream that no ice cream "ou bu" at the store can possibl" compete 'ith. There are times of the "ear 'hen peaches are .ust ripenin# that "ou can #o to a local orchard and har est them ri#ht off the tree. That is the time to make up "our homemade ice cream usin# these peaches that could not be fresher. The fla our of the peaches is so acti e at that time that the" are almost unreco#nisable from the fla our of peaches from the supermarket. 5o if "ou #et home from pickin# peaches and #et bus" puttin# to#ether the standard in#redients for homemade ice cream to mi; up in "our ice cream machine+ "ou can add peaches as the ice cream is bein# made so the" free(e ri#ht into the mi;ture for a 'onderful taste treat.

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The t'o best 'a"s to add the taste of fresh peaches to "our ice cream is chunk" and cream". The eas" 'a" is to .ust cut and clean the peaches and perhaps skin them. Cut the peaches into bite1si(ed pieces. Then mi; up the ice cream in "our churn or ice cream machine. 7urin# the process of mi;in#+ add in the cut peaches and let them churn into the mi;. The" 'ill disperse throu#hout the mi;ture and some of the pieces 'ill blend into the recipe to #i e all of the ice cream a 'onderful peach fla our. ,ut 'hen the homemade ice cream is done and "ou ser e it+ the fro(en peaches 'ill be part of the ice cream so each bite 'ill brin# an e;plosion of peach fla our 'ith each chunk "ou en.o". !ou can achie e the same fla our but make the ice cream e en more permeated 'ith the fla our of peach b" puttin# the skinned peaches into the food processor and blendin# them into a paste. -dd that to the ice cream that is bein# prepared for churnin# and close up the ice cream machine and let it do its 'ork. When "ou take out the finished ice cream+ it 'ill ha e a rich peach colour and the aroma of peach 'ill fill the room. It 'ill be hard to lea e the soft ice cream alone to let it finish in the free(er. ,ut it 'ill be 'orth it because "our peach ice cream 'ill ha e a fla our that can0t be beat.

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