Hi Christine, those are wonderful tips! I also love vanilla and will make sure to add it to all my ice cream. Can you share a favorite recipe with us? Anyone else from the group? I'm pulling out my ice cream maker for the weekend!
Shannon

--- In CookingWithFriendsClub@yahoogroups.com, "Christine Bramson" <denvergirls@...> wrote:
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> Hi!
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> We had a great ice cream and sorbet swap in Denver (which I unfortunately wasn't able to attend, but loved to get the goodies from it!) and you are so right! Now is a wonderful time for ice cream!
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> I am sure others will post recipes, but I have a few hints that may help:
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> 1. I love the recipes that don't call for eggs. The ice cream lasts longer and is fluffier. Plus, I was never quite sure if I was cooking the eggs all the way through and it just never seemed to work out color-wise as well. (for instance, unless you added coloring, it always seemed to look quite yellow) If someone else has tips in this area - please post!
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> 2. Be sure that you refrigerate your mix before you set it into your bowl on the ice cream maker to run through its cycle. You can do it without getting everything to cool, but I don't recommend it...especially if you are working an ice cream party for a group of three year olds! It's much better to start with a completely chilled mix and then you end up with ice cream you can actually eat right away rather than something soupy that you have to work with on your own.
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> 3. This is one thing that I would like feedback about: I never use granulated sugar anymore. Does anyone else? I always put powdered sugar in the recipe - even if it calls for granulated sugar. It makes the ice cream fluffy, smooth, and we have come to love it this way. I just do an even substitution and then if it feels like it needs more - add it.
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> 4. I put vanilla in every recipe - even if it is mint ice cream, it kind of gives it a little bit of a nice background.
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> 5. Add the extras last - like nuts or chips or anything like that. Then, the ice cream has had a chance to come together and it keeps the items suspended.
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> Hope this helps! Good luck!!! :)
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> Christine
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Maria Lourdes
> To: CookingWithFriendsClub@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Monday, July 06, 2009 5:25 PM
> Subject: [CookingWithFriendsClub] Ice Cream Maker
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> Hi everyone,
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> I recently dug up from my basement a brand new ice cream maker that was a bridal shower gift to me 7 yrs ago that I never used. I am trying some easy recipe of ice cream flavors.
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> If anyone has any suggestions please send it to me. Now is the good time to make ice cream, now that hopefully the rain is gone.
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> Happy Summer to everyone.
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> Lourdes
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