"Wayne Boatwright" <wrote in message
> On Tue 13 Jan 2009 02:32:35p, Bertie Doe told us...
>
>>
>> "Wayne Boatwright" < wrote in message
>>>>> If you're accustomed to eating a pint of "full-fat ice-cream" which I
>>>>> also enjoy. I would never expect any type blender to be able to
>>>>> produce the same result. You're better off with a dedicated ice
>>>>> cream maker, particiularly the variety with a self-contained
>>>>> refrigeration unit.
>>>>>
>>>> We made the mistake in buying the cheaper non refrigeration unit,
>>>> which is a pain, as the freezer is a smallish cabinet type. As jt
>>>> mentioned earlier, it's easy to buy stuff and end up not using it.
>>>
>>> Back in 1973 or 1974 I bought an Italian made ice cream maker that has
>>> it's
>>> own refrigeration unit, and I've never looked back. It make 1-1/2
>>> quarts and will make virtually kind of ice cream you can dream up. I
>>> think the Italian manufacturers still lead the market, but there are
>>> other makes as well.
>>>
>> One of those units would be very nice. My fav is vanilla ice cream on
>> fresh or tinned fruit. I roast my own coffee and would love to make
>> coffee sauce for ice cream, but I can never make it thick or strong
>> enough. The local s/mkt sells lots of flavored syrups - except coffee.
>
> There is a coffee shop chain in the US, similar to Starbucks but better,
> by
> the name of Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Company. They sell a coffee extract
> that could probably be made into a syrup. It has a strong and robust
> flavor.
>
> There are international locations, but none in the UK that I know of.
>

Thanks the local (former Safeway) store is medium sized, the locations in
the big cities may have a wider range. Plenty of coffee liquors, but don't
fancy it lunchtime.