Taxed and Spent wrote:

> On 10/30/2018 5:57 PM, cshenk wrote:
> > Ophelia wrote:
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> > >
> > > "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.

It's definately rich unlike commerical 'air puffed' stuff. We used
smaller servings and it was really nice to us.