conuly

I GOT AN ICE CREAM MAKER!

(And also, finally, bread machines came back in stock.)

(One of those two things is the staff of life.)

Alas, I forgot to stock on cream in advance, or indeed even any milk. I suppose I could make an emergency store run in the morning, but I'm a little concerned about the fact that thus far, all my emergency store runs have involved ice cream.

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From:

james

Ice cream makers rock!! I am not allowed to get one because I would only ever eat ice cream ever again.

From:

conuly

Living the dream.

From:

lydamorehouse

I dunno. As you said, ice cream is the staff of life, right? Seems like all the store runs should be for ice cream.

From:

conuly

There's an idea.

From:

peoriapeoriawhereart

Thought it was the orb. A loaf of garlic bread being the staff gilded.

From:

cactuswatcher

As long as emergency store runs *coincidentally* include buying ice cream, then it's all right... At least that's what I tell myself. "OMG! I need toothpicks, today! Or was it cupcake papers? Say there's some chocolate mint chip I could use."

I can limit my intake of store bought ice cream but, the ability to make my own would not be safe for my waste line.

From:

conuly

LOL.

From:

bibliofile

Like with a friend of mine who a) discovered cheesecake and b) learned how to make it themselves.

From:

readerjane

Ice cream is a perfectly valid reason for a grocery store run.

From:

conuly

Mmm, well, with my mother and all, and with several of us being asthmatic, we've been trying to avoid the store at all.

From:

glaurung

Scientific research has shown that ice cream is 1000% more effective than psychiatric medications for preserving sanity in 2020.

From:

conuly

Oh, well, you can't argue with science.

From:

spikethemuffin

LMK if you want to trade recipes.

From:

conuly

"Trade" implies some sort of equivalence, like I already have recipes to share.

From:

spikethemuffin

I mean, feeling like my recipes are getting use would feel pretty cool to me. I'm a "feed people" person, we're isolating. That's an exchange, if you like.

From:

conuly

:D

I'm always happy to get plenty of recipes, conventional or unusual.

From:

spikethemuffin

Well, heading to bed now, but here's my go-to source:

https://tastykitchen.com/recipes/category/desserts/ice-cream/?view=rating#sort-recipes

Also recommend Judith Olney's chocolate cook book. And there's a toasted coconut gelato out there that's pretty good.

From:

conuly

From:

spikethemuffin

Also, https://melissaknorris.com/pioneering-today-bake-your-own-bread-no-kneading/

Highly recommended. Tastes much like Brea bread, if you've have that.

Also, try any bread recipe labelled "Sally Lunn" for no-fuss bread that is shaped like a cake.

From:

spikethemuffin

Fun non-milk/ cream things to base freezer treats off, as I'm sure you know: yogurt, lemonade (or any fruit juice), condensed milk (okay, technically milk but good and also calorie-dense and shelf-stable), avocados, sweetened beans, sour cream/ creme fraiche, fruit soups, pudding, coffee and tea granitas... I also like to eat semi-frozen salsa like it's trailer-trash gazpacho because I'm kind of weird. I also think I have an egg-based, non-dairy "ice cream" chocolate custard somewhere around here. Been thinking about basing a whole selection of ice creams off of the baked goods described in Robin McKinley's Sunshine. (Only got as far as a cheesecake ice cream with a lemon curd ribbon served on gingerbread, but it was pretty tasty.)

Also, if you find yourself getting an ice shaver for snowcones, you can use plain shaved ice (NOT too grainy/ slushy) to surprise people who need a bit of surreal disruption in their lives by presenting them with a snowball to throw or wear on their head on a sweltering summer's day, as needed.

I have a couple of wonderful recipes for no-machine, low-touch, no-sourdough bread, if wanted, too.

From:

spikethemuffin

Oh! And bananas! How can I have forgotten BANANAS?

From:

kareina

I have blogged many of my favourite ice cream recipes, just check my tags, probably "homemade ice cream", or something similar. (typing on a phone, on a short lunch break, so no link...)

From:

neotoma

Do you have the ingredients to make sorbet? It will melt faster than ice creams, but sorbet can be as simple as cranberry juice, sugar, and lemon juice.

From:

hudebnik

We've made three batches of ice cream since Pestilence. Two were this awesome dark chocolate (we're out of it now and will need to make another batch).

And two days ago we made this strawberry with balsamic vinegar.

shalmestere and I both found it too creamy -- one's first impression is "creamy" rather than "strawberry" -- but it's worth trying again and adjusting the cream-to-milk ratio. The balsamic vinegar isn't consciously perceptible, and I might try increasing it a bit.

Our ice cream freezer only makes a pint at a time, which is good for experimenting with different recipes, and good for fitting things in our limited freezer space. I suppose it would be good for our waistlines, if we weren't at home all day every day with plenty of time to make more batches.