Thomas Jefferson's Vanilla Ice Cream

"The third U.S. president is credited with jotting down the first American recipe for this treat. No vanilla bean on hand? Substitute 1 tablespoon vanilla extract for the vanilla bean. Just stir the extract into the cream mixture after the ice-water bath. —Taste of Home Test Kitchen..."

INGREDIENTS
2 quarts heavy whipping cream
1 cup sugar
1 vanilla bean
6 large egg yolks
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