On 10/30/2018 5:57 PM, cshenk wrote:
> Ophelia wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> "Taxed and Spent" wrote in message news >>
>> On 10/27/2018 9:12 AM, cshenk wrote:
>>> Jinx the Minx wrote:
>>>
>>>> cshenk > wrote:
>>>>> Hi folks!
>>>>>
>>>>> I scored a new to me toy! Off Freecycle, a 4 quart Ice Cream
>>>>> Maker (electric).
>>>>>
>>>>> Anyone have some simple recipes to make in it? I'm googling
>>>>> some basics right now but I'd like to hear from some who have
>>>>> done it.
>>>>>
>>>>> I pickup the machine tomorrow morning then am taking a friend
>>>>> grocery shopping (she doesn't have a car and her scooter is in
>>>>> the shop for repairs. She's using my 6speed bicycle just now).
>>>>> I can get the stuff to make a batch when at the grocery with
>>>>> Izzy.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I just asked this same question a few weeks ago and got some great
>>>> responses!
>>>
>>> I found out lots of fun stuff! My pickup got shifted (was warned,
>>> my friend just noted her car is due for state inspection this month
>>> and she's in a long line). I pickup tomorrow. It is the type
>>> where you add crushed ice and salt to the outer bucket so I googled
>>> and found water softener salt works just as well as the 'sold for
>>> ice cream makers' salt and is about 4$ for 40lbs. I can use it on
>>> the driveway in winter at need also.
>>>
>>> Shopping list now is the salt, Condensed milk cans, regular milk,
>>> heavy cream (whipping cream?), and some recipes call for
>>> half-n-half which seems same as heavy/whipping cream in some
>>> recipes. Of course I need other stuff, but that's all for the Ice
>>> Cream.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> Lots of recipes out there. My one comment is that too much heavy
>> cream leaves a fatty feal on the tounge, so you can overdo the
>> "richness". I haven't zerod in on a preferred cream content yet,
>> which you can achieve with various combinations of milk, half and
>> half, heavy cream.
>>
>> Any thoughts out there?
>>
>> ==
>>
>> Yes, I agree about the heavy cream. I didn't like it being so rich.
>>
>> I don't have mine now. Granddaughter went off back home with it
>> after a visit last year)
>
> I narrowed in on a recipe of Heavy cream (may not be as heavy as what
> you have), half-n-half and milk.
>
> 3C sugar
> 4C heavy cream
> 2C Half-n-half
> 3C milk
> 2TB lemon juice
> 1TB vanilla extract
>
> We added a TB of a baking coffee spice to it with good effect.
>
> Charlotte got an impulse purchase of a canned whip-cream that was
> peanut butter and topped it a bit with that. LOVELY!
>

That comes out to about 20% butterfat, which is what I think I achieved
with just heavy cream and milk - and got the fatty feel on my tongue. I
think going lower fat will be my next try.