There was just one tiny problem... somewhere along the line
ice-cream is no longer constituted of heavy cream and a few flavours, but is
now full of additives like soy and wheat. So why not make one's own?
Subsequently an ice-cream maker is sitting under the tree down at His mother's
end of the house. It was one of those many trips we were sent out for due to
that broken pelvis she is sporting... still... those things take a long time to
heal... but one does digress.
Deciding to not spend $500 on one (see how fiscally
responsible one can be with other's money?) we opted for a base model thinking
well if this turns out a regular fixture in our lives, we will lash out on one
with a compressor next time. Sneaking into the box to retrieve instructions and
recipes one fled down our end to peruse in peace. And that was where it started
to get complicated.
See all the advertising says treats in 25 minutes. What they
don't tell you is that the internal bowl needs to go in the freezer for 24
hours before hand... fair enough it doesn't have a compressor... or that you
need to mix all the ingredients, with a blender, in another bowl and then
transfer it to the machine where it will be for the aforementioned 25 minutes.
A process that will render soft serve! If you want real ice-cream it then needs
to go into the freezer for a couple of hours.
They also don't mention that internal bowl is huge. It takes
up nearly a quarter of the freezer space in a modern fridge. One speaks from
experience here as the purple... not a word from the peanut gallery... beast
looms in there in its protective plastic bag so that it doesn't get freezer
burn. And let us not dwell on the two hours the damn strawberries need to macerate
in sugar and lemon juice before being added to the ice-cream.
So let's see...
24 hours for freezing the bowl
2 hours for maceration
25 minutes for chilling
2 hours for freezing the results
And a whole lot of washing up
Hmm... we seem to be a little off the 25 minutes here people
All one can say is that it better be the best strawberry
ice-cream... ever!
Otherwise this could be the most underutilised Christmas
present... ever!
6 comments:
Wow, that was a lot of work! You might try Breyers ice cream if you have it there. I think the ingredient list is short and sweet.
http://www.breyers.com/product/detail/113591/natural-vanilla
It is good stuff. It also comes in lactose free vanilla, so that is the only kind I eat.
At least the pink of the strawberry mixture will color coordinate so well with the (cough) purple appliance.
@ancilla_ksst No such luck. There is one brand that the local whole food store stocks, but it is made out of coconut. Ideal for the lactose intolerant amongst us... like oneself, but one can do a small amount of things like ice-cream providing that one doesn't overdo it... but it doesn't have that high carb and fat rating that one is after. Besides, coconut ice-cream? Where's the fun in that?
@Ignores the little monkey throwing peanuts :P
It just struck me now(maybe because it is too early in the am to be awake on a holiday) as a little ironic that the only flavor of ice cream I eat is vanilla.
Breyers is a major brand here- the regular (non whole) food stores sell it.
There is nothing nicer than a good vanilla bean ice-cream. It will be the next one after the chocolate flavour. That one is essentially a chocolate egg custard that is frozen. Thought one might add a few kirsch soaked cherries and some brownie crumbs in part of the batch and make a black forest ice-cream.
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