2 cup sugar
1/4 cup cornstarch
1/4 tsp salt
4 cup milk
4 eggs, beaten
2 tbsp vanilla
4 cup light cream
Directions
Mix sugar, cornstarch and salt in the top of a double boiler. Blend
in milk gradually and cook over hot water, stirring occasionally
until mixture is thickened, about 12-15 minutes. Blend in a small
amount of the hot mixture into the eggs, then stir the eggs into the
rest of the mixture. Cook 4-5 minutes more, stirring constantly.
Chill custard (I chill overnight if possible). Add vanilla and
chilled cream. Fill freezer not more than 2/3 full. Freeze in
hand-cranked or electric freezer with a mixture of 1 part ice cream
salt to 6 parts crushed Ice. When mixture is frozen, the electric
motor grinds to a halt; the hand crank can no longer be turned.
Remove the dasher and repack the freezer with ice and salt -- i part
salt to 8 parts ice. Cover with a rug or blanket and let cream ripen
in the freezer for about 2 hours. Or pack into containers and
transfer to a home freezer for hardening.
Variations:
Butter Pecan - use brown sugar instead of white, and add 1 cup chopped
pecans, toasted or sauteed in butter.
Chocolate - add 4 oz unsweetened chocolate, melted, and 1/2 cup more
sugar to the basic mix.
Peach/Strawberry/Raspberry - Add to the mix 2 cups pureed, slightly
sweetened fruit.
Lemon - Omit the vanilla and add 1 cup more sugar, 1 cup fresh lemon
juice, and the grated rind of a couple of lemons. (I haven't tried
this one yet, but plan to soon!)
(from Mary Meade's Country Cookbook)
Servings: 1 servings
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