Forest of the Plains

Recently John and I made some homemade ice cream. This turned out to be quite a hassle. I had mixed up the ingredients, put it into the metal container, and put that into the fridge until we were ready. About 30 minutes later I opened the fridge to find that the container leaked. Luckily 1) it was a slow leak and 2) we have "spill proof" shelves that actually kept the leak on one shelf.

I did a little bit (under 5 minutes) of cranking the White Mountain ice cream maker, but John did most of it. Watching John was hard work! Mmmm... There are few things as good as homemade ice cream!


Simple Ice Cream Mix

1 qt whole milk or half & half
1 c sugar
1 T vanilla

Mix together, make sure there are no leaks, freeze, and enjoy!

Terah's additions:
1. Sometimes I do 1 qt whole milk, 1 pt half & half, and 1 pt cream; then increase the sugar to two cups. This actually makes the calories disappear.
2. You can do different flavors with different oils instead of the vanilla. When I do this, I also add a little food coloring because it seems like non-vanilla ice cream should not be white.