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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.