Ever wonder how ice cream was made back in the days of our Founding Fathers? Now you can find out. This Saturday, the Mercer Museum in Doylestown, Pa. (just outside Philadelphia) is hosting an event called “18th Century Ice Cream.” According to the announcement, attendees will “learn how to make ice cream the old-fashioned way—from harvesting ice to molding ice cream (…) using original recipes and documented 18th century flavors.”
Unfortunately, they probably won’t be making any Moose Tracks or Rocky Road, but whatever they make will probably be just as delicious. Check out all the details here.
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I was very much surprised to see an old-fashioned ice cream maker. At our family get together for the 4th of July, we made ice cream in an electric one. Well I had a story to tell, as when I was growing up in western PA, we made ice cream in the one on your site. We had Turkey Hill on hand to fill in. Thanks for the old memory. July 8,2007 at 5:50 pm
In the early 1940s when I was a lad, my father invited the whole family of aunts and uncles to an ice cream party. Everyone (or just about) had to take their turn cranking that handle on the old freezer, even if the small ones only had to sit on the burlap bag over the top of it so the lid never, I repeat NEVER accidentaly opened and allowed some salt to creep into the beautiful, creamy ice cream. As time wore on, only the well muscled youths were turning the crank and then, it was euphoria time. I like to think of turkey Hill Farms as being that sort of setting at some time in its history here in lancaster county! I love Chocolate Mint Chip and beg Turkey Hill managers to never change the formula ar mess with the recipe. It is perfect! Mike
Never made ice cream but I did make an ice by sticking a cup of sweetened juice in the freezer and stirring it every 20 minutes or so. It didn’t taste that good but I was pleased that I had managed to make it myself. Hmmmm, I wonder what would happen if I stuck sweetened milk in the freezer. Maybe I’d get ice cream?
i really like your ice cream its really good.
thanks
okey i understand it is really good but my question is how do you make it ? any help here?