Steve Freides wrote:
>
> Boron Elgar wrote:
> > On Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:32:50 -0700 (PDT), Nancy2
> > > wrote:
> >
> >> On Jul 28, 9:03 am, "Steve Freides" > wrote:
> >>> OK, the vanilla beans have arrived, the ice cream maker will be here
> >>> shortly - what's your favorite vanilla ice cream recipe? I have zero
> >>> experience making ice cream but I figure that, with vanilla beans
> >>> and an ice cream maker, everything else I need can be gotten at the
> >>> store and probably includes heavy cream and sugar.
> >>>
> >>> Thanks.
> >>>
> >>> -S-
> >>
> >> If you have a local dairy (small farm-type), their heavy cream will
> >> be much better than anything you find at the supermarket. At least
> >> in my experience.
> >>
> >> N.
> >
> >
> > Do you know of one in NJ? I'd love to have a source.
> >
> > Boron
>
> I live in Bergen County, but the sources are all expensive - you buy
> into some 'thing' that brings in local produce once a week or so,
> including local dairy. We took one look at the cost and decided not to
> do it.
>
> -S-

That thing is probably called a "CSA", a Community Supported Agriculture
Coop of sorts where you advance purchase a share of whatever the farm
produces for the year.