dad's home made ice cream
Father's Day was never better for Dad than when us kids cranked the machine for ice cream: old fashioned, home made, hand-cranked vanilla ice cream. He really loved it with big, beautiful strawberries he grew on the farm. His 60+ year old recipe is posted but egg beaters can be substituted today for the eggs which are not cooked in the original recipe. We had our own eggs and got milk and heavy cream from a neighbor when we made this years ago. This recipe makes me think of my Dad's big smile when we opened that machine and began to scoop out the delicious, rich ice cream. Yumm......
prep time
1 Hr
cook time
method
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yield
1 gallon
Ingredients
- 4 large eggs (substitute egg beaters for safety reasons today)
- 2 1/4 cups sugar
- 4 cups milk
- 5 cups half and half
- 5 teaspoons vanilla
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
How To Make dad's home made ice cream
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Step 1Beat eggs. Gradually add sugar and continue to beat until very stiff. Add remaining ingredients and mix completely. Pour into a 1 gallon hand-crank ice cream freezer and follow directions of machine to freeze. It takes lots of ice, salt, and a long time to hand crank that machine. An electric machine may also be used. -
Step 2Serve with fresh strawberries, whipped cream, or any toppings you like.
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