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Basic Refrigerator Ice Cream

List of Ingredients




1 c Sugar
2 ts Cornstarch
1 qt Milk
3 Eggs, separated
2 ts Vanilla
1 c Heavy cream, whipped

Turn freezer to coldest setting before beginning this recipe. From this one
basic recipe, you can make 14 different flavors of ice cream. Makes 1 1/2
qt. Mix sugar and cornstarch in top of a double boiler and gradually stir
in milk. Add egg yolks and beat until frothy. Set over simmering water and
heat 15 minutes, stirring now and then at first, constantly toward the end.
Cool and stir in vanilla. Beat egg whites to soft peaks and fold in. Pour
into 2 refrigerator trays and freeze until mushy. Spoon into a lg bowl,
beat hard until fluffy, then beat in cream. Spoon into 3 trays and freeze
until firm. (Note: For extra smoothness, beat once more before freezing
until firm.) About 215 calories per 1/2-c serving. Variations: Berry Ice
Cream: Prepare as directed but reduce vanilla to 1 teaspoon and add 2 c any
crushed, sweetened-to-taste berries (fresh, frozen, or canned) along with
beaten egg whites. About 235 calories per 1/2 c serving. Peach or Apricot
Ice Cream: Prepare as directed but reduce vanilla to 1/2 ts and add 1/2
teaspoon almond extract; mix in 2 c peach or apricot puree along with
beaten egg whites. About 250 calories per 1/2 c serving. Butter Pecan Ice
Cream: Prepare as directed, mixing 1 c coarsely chopped, butter-browned
pecans into beaten frozen mixture along with whipped cream. About 295
calories per 1/2-c serving. Two general suggestions: put the bowl and
beaters in the fridge or the freezer, whatever you have space for. The
colder the utensils are, the less chance of everything melting when you go
to beat it. Also, the refrigerator trays they are talking about (for those
of you young enough to have only see the little plastic ones) are the old
fashioned ice cube trays that were made out of aluminum or some kind of
light metal. They had a lever that you pulled back to release the ice
cubes. Remember those? You can often times find them at yard sales for very
reasonable prices (like 15 cents!) cause people don't know what to do with
them. Clean them up, take out the insert that is there to make the ice
cubes, and use them to make the ice cream. Lacking that, any flattish,
metal pan will do.


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