On 10/31/2018 4:22 PM, cshenk wrote:
> 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.
>


I like the richness, I just don't like the "tongue feel" with too much
butterfat. I am trying to figure the right amount for the best of both
worlds.