No. 1~ I had never felt that my blog lived up to its name until today. I had attempted to make vanilla ice cream...homemade vanilla ice cream. It just sounded delicious; like "roll around on a cloud giggling" delicious. My grandmother's recipe called for the "old school" barrel packed in ice method. Well, I didn't have to deal with that because I had an ice cream maker. (This is where the modern part comes in.) I whipped up the recipe. It was quite easy and fun. I placed it in the machine and, since we were outside having a delicious meal, the whirring sound didn't bother anyone. Scotty, Wendy's son, helped me check on its progress. Unfortunately, it had made no progress...15 minutes later, still no progress and when dessert could be prolonged no further...it was determined that Vanilla Soup would be making its debut! With a few sugar cookies to disquise, I had presented the concoction. To everyone's surprise, it was absolutely delicious! We actually had seconds. Now, did it live up to my original prophecy? No, the ice cream maker was no match for my Grandma's ice cream. Well, maybe I just needed to re-freeze the machine's core...
No. 2~ The next day all I could think about was making the ice cream. I raced home from school (I sound like a little kid with a new toy; not that far off!) and threw it in the machine. I had refrozen the core and thought this was definitely the trick. As it whirred, Tracy and I tried to watch American Idol. I say "tried" because with the whir of the machine and the "pitchiness" of the singers our ears were wincing! Finally, after enduring a lot of bad, we decided to move the machine. So, I put it in the bathroom and shut the door. It wasn't really that funny until I walked out and told Tracy that I put the ice cream on the toilet!!! We were dying laughing...the fact that we were watching bad singing and we were making ice cream in the bathroom. Needless to say, it didn't freeze. I did, however, eat/drink/slurp another delicious bowl of vanilla soup. It did help to make the singing better.
No. 3~ The freezer it is! We had to uncover a huge tupperware because this batch makes one lot of...stuff. I poured it in and prayed to the freezer gods. Maybe, just maybe I might actually get to eat this in its intended form. One can dream! After many hours, and a few more hours to be doubly sure, I checked on it and it was, drum roll, please, frozen! I grabbed the nearest spoon for a taste and it was right back to dreamy delicious. I guess if you put in 2 cups of sugar and lots of cream then there is no other outcome! Yum!
By the way, I forgot to mention that I am the only ice cream eater in the house, so, needless to say, next time I will make a smaller batch. No, next time, I think I will make the ice cream in the ice cream maker recipe book. Sorry Grandma, but this modern girl is a little too impatient...
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The Recipe~
Homemade Ice Cream
5 tbsp vanilla
4 eggs
4 cups heavy cream
2 1/4 cups sugar
5 cups half and half
1/2 tsp salt
Beat eggs. Add sugar and beat until stiff. Add remaining ingredients and mix well. Pour into freezer, leaving head room. Pack outside of cylinder with rock salt and ice and freeze. Fruit, berries, or nuts may be added when ice cream is about half frozen. When adding any of these, decrease vanilla to 1 tbsp.
