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The basic formula for making ice cream at home is not very complicated.  The way homemade ice cream takes on its unique personality comes from either how it is made or what is added to the basic formula.  For fun, you can actually turn the production of ice cream into a great game the kids can play at a birthday party.  And when they are done, they can open up the makeshift "churn" and eat the ice cream with their birthday cake. 

For starters you use the age old recipe for homemade ice cream that most people are familiar with which includes one pint of Half and Half, one and a half tsps of vanilla and a little over a third cup of sugar.  Now this ice cream formula makes a very basic vanilla ice cream.  You can add fruit, cookies, chocolate chips and all kinds of other items to produce the flavors you want.  This is the fun part of making ice cream at home, you get to experiment with new flavors and variations on the basic recipe.

Now we will turn the actual churning into a birthday party game.  Take a one-pound coffee can that you thoroughly washed and mix up the basic recipe we just described in it.  Then seal the top and tape it with duct tape so it will not come open or leak under any conditions.  Now put the small can inside a three-pound coffee can, also cleaned out thoroughly so you don't have the smell of coffee permeate your ice cream. 

Fill the larger can with ice so it surrounds the smaller can.  Now put the lid on the bigger can and seal it up just as tightly as you did with the smaller can.  Now you have your make shift churn and the children at the party are your raw labor.  Wrap the can in a towel and lay out a sheet on the floor just to be safe in case the cans open.  Now the children can get down on the floor and roll that big can all over the place just as vigorously as they can.  Cheer them on that they are making their own birthday ice cream treat.  They will giggle because the can will be quite cold.  But that is part of the fun.

After ten minutes, open both cans and take a look.  If the ice cream is not perfect, seal everything up and give it another ten minutes of playful rolling on the ground.  After you open it up again, the ice cream should be frozen to the sides of the can.  This is a good game to play early in the party so you can put the finished product in the freezer to finish the job.  But save up those coffee cans because you may want to get three or four cans going to have various flavors of ice cream to serve with the cake.  The kids will love the flavor and they will go home with a story to tell that they made their own ice cream.

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You would be hard pressed to find anyone who doesn’t like vanilla ice cream.  It is such a wholesome treat that has always been a big part of family life that its hard to imagine any home that doesn’t have a carton of ice cream in the freezer at all times for whenever an occasion comes up where sharing a small dip of ice cream is the perfect snack to made times of conversation special and fun.

If there was going to be any way to improve ice cream, making it yourself at home is the way to do it.  And if there were any criticism anyone would have about ice cream, it would have to be that it is based on sugar and heavy cream so it really is not a health conscious type of treat.  So we would like to submit a healthy way to make vanilla ice cream at home that is just as delicious as the kind you buy in the store. But by taking the time to make ice cream that does not introduce more fat to the diets of your loved ones, you retain the great social aspect of ice cream while reducing its impact on the heart and weight of your family.

The first step is to take three eggs and separate the yokes from the whites.  A standard egg separator device is always good for this chore.  First, beat the yokes manually in a small bowl until they are blended and then slowly add a half cup of honey and beat the yokes and honey together into a thick sauce.  Now take the white of the eggs and put them into a larger bowl and beat them manually also.  The egg whites will become stiff as you beat them and when that happens, then add the honey and egg yokes mixture to the whites and mix them together. 

Put this mixture into a medium saucepan and add four cups of light cream.  Cook this mixture together on medium heat for fifteen minutes stirring all the time to keep any of the blend from sticking to the bottom of the pan.  The last step is to add two teaspoons of vanilla extract and mix that in.  Now the homemade healthy ice cream is ready to freeze.  You can use a routine ice cream machine to freeze the mixture or you can just freeze it directly in the freezer.  If you do put it up to freeze without movement, take it out every hour or so and stir the ice cream as it cools for the first 2-3 hours.  After that, let it freeze all the way into a nice creamy solid ice cream. 

If you let it freeze over night to be ready by the next day's dinner, you will have a delicious natural ice cream treat that will have everyone saying "Wow, what a great recipe".  You can decide whether to tell your family it is sugar free and much healthier than regular ice cream.  Or you can just relax and enjoy how much they like your secret recipe for homemade ice cream and celebrate quietly that you are also taking good care of your family's health even while making them special treats.

Cheri Brennan asked:

People have been making and enjoying ice cream for centuries, so much so that it is almost considered an art form. No doubt it has changed a great deal since ancient times but the process used today is mostly unchanged for the last few decades. When you make homemade ice cream, of course, you won't use the same process that big companies use to pump out thousands of gallons of ice cream to be sold in parlors and grocery stores everyday. Your process will be smaller, fresher and have a personal touch.

There will only be a slight resemblance in the taste of your homemade ice cream and the ice cream you buy at the store. Yours will taste much better. The ingredients you are going to use, fruits, nuts and other flavorings are going to be fresh, not mass produced. You will put in your flair, personal attention and care and I know you will taste the difference in the finished product. Not to mention the enjoyable experience you will have spending time with family and friends making and enjoying your unique ice cream creation.

A good place to start, of course, will be with a good recipe. As you can imagine, there are hundreds of great ice cream recipes that you can use to get you started but you will undoubtedly want to come up with your own as you get more comfortable. Check with family members to see if there are family recipes that have been handed down through the years. The connection to the past is a big reason that many people choose to make their own homemade ice cream. What's better than having ice cream "just like grandma used to make?"

Don't fret if you don't have an ancestral family recipe to start off with. The building blocks of any ice cream recipe are neither exotic nor expensive. You might do well to practice with the basics until you are happy with the ice cream that you are making. Then you can get fancy with delicious flavorings and combinations of ingredients. Here's a basic vanilla recipe to get you rolling:

Ingredients:

1/2 pint (250 ml) light cream

condensed milk, small tin

1-2 teaspoons of vanilla extract

Combine all ingredients in a bowl and mix until smooth

Once the ingredients are mixed and smooth, load it into the churn or ice cream machine. Follow the manufacturer's instructions regarding the ice and salt and activate the machine to churn the ice cream. Or if you're using a manual churn, turn the crank for about 10 minutes to give the ice plenty of time to freeze the cream in the interior compartment. You may need to crank a bit longer if the cream has not set up after 10 minutes.

Once you have completed the "hard labor" put the ice cream in the freeze for a couple of hours to finish freezing into your wonderful frozen treat. The last part of the process is the easiest. Take your ice cream out of the freezer and find some family and friends to indulge in your delicious creation. Now that you're an expert at homemade ice cream, start planning your next big party or family get together to show off your new skills!

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