Ice Cream.

[Mr.Bill]

So we went to the food bank today, and you don't get to pick and choose. You pop your trunk open amd drive through a series of stations where volunteers just load your car. You are not allowed to get out of the car. Then you drive home and see what you got. There were two half gallons of Half and Half. What can you do with two half gallons of Half and Half? I don't even drink milk and my wife only drinks zero fat milk. The expiration date was just a few days from now.

We don't really need the food bank, we're not rich but we're doing okay. We go there because we live in a Senior mobile home park and many of out neighbors don't drive so we re-distribute most of what we bring home to those neighbors who need it. But you can't even give away Half and Half. So we hit on the idea of making Ice Cream. We have an Ice Cream maker we have not used in years. Tonight we made Coffee Ice Cream. It's fantastic. We also got some Pears, so tomorrow we will make Pear Ice Cream. And so on until the Half and half is all gone.

I'll bet we can give Ice Cream away.

[PoliticAverse]

1. As they say "If life gives you lemons make lemonade". n/t

[Equomba]

2. Reminds me of the time several years ago when

we rented several houses in a resort area for a family reunion. The house we were in had an ice cream maker, along with recipes, so I thought I'd give it a try. I have to say the result was fantastic! Wasn't really that hard (electric, my prior experience was decades ago with the type where you'd add ice and salt and then hand crank) and ended up making three different recipes, all good and kinda fun to make.

Good for you!

[brer cat]

3. Good thinking.

I love coffee ice cream. I have never had pear but it sounds interesting. Let us know how it turns out.

[Nittersing]

4. If you want to add chocolate chips to the ice cream

(this is a fun tip I picked up a while back)

Melt the chocolate with a little neutral oil (1 tsp for every 2oz choc). I use coconut oil.

Then, in the last few minutes of churning, slowly drizzle it into the ice cream. It hardens instantly. The oil prevents the chocolate from becoming rock hard and the drizzling helps you form wonderful little/medium/big bits of chocolate depending on how slowly/quickly you drizzle.

[Mr.Bill]

5. Thanks for the tip.

I'll try that sometime.

[Ohio Dem]

6. I recently bought my first ice cream maker, and have been trying new flavors.

My favorite so far is snickerdoodle!

1/3 Cup white sugar
1/2 Cup packed brown sugar
2 tsp cinnamon
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 Cup heavy cream
1 1/2 Cup half and half

If you don't have heavy cream, just use 2 1/2 cups of your half and half if you make it.

[Vinca]

8. I bought an ice cream maker a few months ago and I've never been able to

get the right texture. It's always has a little bit of a granular feel rather than creamy feel. Did you ever have that problem?

[Ohio Dem]

9. I think I know what you mean.

Occasionally that has happened. I make a chocolate recipe that I got off the internet that tastes a LOT like the fudge my dad used to make. It has a granular feel, but then so did Dad's fudge. But that's really the only one. I wish I knew more to tell you, but I am new to making ice cream myself.

[dem in texas]

7. I love my little ice cream maker

So simple to make a batch of ice cream or frozen yogurt. Two of my favorites are buttermilk cinnamon ice cream and blackberry frozen yogurt I keep the tub in the freezer, ready to go when I decide to make us a frozen treat.

[Mopar151]

10. Yep-R!

Cranked many a batch with the family - one year, an AWESOME peppermint stick at Christmas.! Mrs. Mopar has a small, modern "maker", and we've made some amazing ice cream!

Mom sez that the "ultra=pastuerized" creams aren't quite as good as farm-fresh, simply pastuerized. Hit that farm store!