February 05th, 2008 | Category: General
FEBRUARY POLL: DIY ICE CREAM?
Posted by: Turkey Hill Team
We make ice cream for a living, so it’s only natural that we think everyone should experience the joys of making ice cream at home. That’s what this month’s poll is all about (at right). Because even though homemade ice cream isn’t always quite as “perfect” as store-bought stuff, you have to admit it tastes pretty good knowing you made it yourself!
Speaking of polls, in last month’s question asked whether you preferred a cup or a cone. Fifty-three percent of you claimed the waffle/sugar cone as your top choice, followed by 29 percent favoring the cup or bowl, while 18 percent chose the wafer cone.
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If you’ve got a technical question about the ice cream making process or some other inquiry about the nuances of America’s favorite treat, chances are Ernie has the answer. He might not be able to answer all questions, but he’ll try his best and some may be featured on the Ice Cream Journal.
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February 28th, 2008 at 10:47 amI have made homemade ice cream a couple of times, and the only good thing is you can put your own flavors in. Otherwise, store bought tastes just as good.
February 10th, 2008 at 11:24 pmI have made green tea (match) ice cream before - it was OK but lots of effort.
February 10th, 2008 at 7:09 pmI love Ice Cream of all types, have you ever made/ reviewed any Japanese style ice cream like match, red bean etc.? Japanese Ice Cream
I’ve never made homemade ice cream, but I’ve always wanted to. I bet it tastes amazing (with the right recipe, natch!)
February 8th, 2008 at 12:18 pmI helped make hand cranked home made ice cream. Then Dad was able to connect the electric motor from the butter churn to it and we had home made ice cream made by electricity. Mom also made it in metal ice cube trays with the divider removed. And I too have made it with a toy hand crank machine. And “snow cream” made by pouring cooked ice cream custard over clean snow. Now I like to make Watergate Salad, freeze it, and then let it soften just a little before eating. It is sort of an icy ice cream.
February 7th, 2008 at 8:34 pmwe have a maker that you put the ingredients in then put it in the freezer for a while. small but good.
February 7th, 2008 at 12:31 pmAlas, I want you all to feel sorry for me as I have given up my daily ice cream or two for Lent this year. For me it is the ultimate sacrifice. Hopefully, I will also loose a few pounds in the 40 days.
February 7th, 2008 at 11:32 amAbout 50 years ago, when I was a young girl, I got a toy ice cream maker. I couldn’t really get it to work right and the ice cream was all mushy but it tasted okay. I prefer to just buy it in the store these days but it did bring back some fond memories though.
February 7th, 2008 at 1:36 amin the 1950 me and my brother was playing ball in the back yard and my mother had a old time crank ice cream machine and my baseball hit the machine and broke it that was back in coal mine day’s hard time then and good time i love the ice cream it was call’ bittersweet ice cream.
February 7th, 2008 at 12:31 amOur family every now and then make our own ice cream. In order to eat some, everyone has to crank the handle. The youngest goes first, and then we go by age until everyone get to crank. Then the stronger men finish the cranking. We just talked about it on Sunday.
February 6th, 2008 at 10:22 pma long long time ago (think the 1960’s) at summer holiday picnics at my grand parents we would make ice cream. i seem to recall it was mostly flavored with fresh berries. at first we used a hand cranked ice cream maker and all the grand kids would get a turn cranking. in later years grandma got an electric ice cream maker, but that did’nt seem to be as much fun.
February 6th, 2008 at 9:27 pmI watched my cousin make homemade ice cream once, at a family reunion. I never got to taste it,, all the small kids got first chance and by then, it was gone!:( Oh well, it’s much easier to buy my favorite flavor of Turkey Hill!
February 6th, 2008 at 8:27 pmWhen I was in my early teens, my parents got a hand-crank ice cream maker. We used it for several years. Then about 20-25 years ago, at our church’s annual picnic, this was one of the things the kids (I had a young son then) always looked forward to, not only eating it, but also helping to make it.
February 6th, 2008 at 8:08 pmmaking home- made ice is fun and enjoyable with the grand children, but is easy just to open the a carton of turkey hill ,the texture of your ice cream has more air whipped in it.we just moo for it
February 6th, 2008 at 6:43 pmMy aunt and uncle were farm hands when I was growing up… I always looked forward to visting them because they made the best had craked homemade ice cream…Usually chocolate and vanilla, but on special occassions it was strawberry with fresh, never frozen strawberries. I tried making my own a few times, using an electric maker…it came out pretty good. But was everyone else commented, give me the ready made Turkey Hill.
February 6th, 2008 at 5:28 pmthe last time I made ice cream was in a zip lock bag, actually two bags, one to hold the ice cream mixture and a larger one to hold the ice around it. the kids had lots of fun with this.
February 6th, 2008 at 3:57 pmwe make homemade ice cream in the summer-we cheat-it’s electric, not handcranked-really yummy but buying Turkey Hill in the store is a lot easier and just as yummy.
February 6th, 2008 at 2:59 pmWhen I was 11 we went over to my Grandpap’s Farm and made it. My mom also made it on special occasions. I usually try to make it once a year, but have missed some years. Turkey Hill’s convenient and no work.
February 6th, 2008 at 12:51 pmYes, many years ago we made home made ice cream in “Home Economic” class. We all took turns cranking & it was a lot of fun. The bad part was that we had to wait until the next class to eat it—-yummo!!!!!
February 6th, 2008 at 12:33 pmMany years ago I had homemade ice cream at my Grandmother’s house and I remember how good it tasted and thinking that when I grew up I would make it for my kids (which I never did)It is so convenient to just buy it and we are all ice cream lovers especially Turkey Hill ice cream. Maybe I will still make some homemade ice cream for my grandchildren!!
February 6th, 2008 at 11:28 amGrew up making Ice Cream on Special occasions with a hand crank maker and they were flavors not seen other place, honeydew melon, cantalope, etc. Today I make it for special occasions and when the flavor that is desired is not available from TH.
February 6th, 2008 at 11:25 amI never had the pleasure of eating or making home-made ice cream. Now I can ask Santa for an ice cream maker!
February 6th, 2008 at 10:11 amYes, but it was a very long time ago when my mom was still alive. She used to make ice cream in a metal ice cream tray and I did it with her one time. She used evaporated milk, condensed milk and I don’t remember what else. Boy, it was so delicious! She had to take it out of the freezer when it was semi-firm and whip it and then put it in the freezer again. It had a very rich flavor. Wonderful memories.
February 6th, 2008 at 10:02 amyes, I even keep a blog about it! http://scoopalicious.blogspot.com/
but don’t worry, your mint chocolate chip will always be in the running for my favorite ice cream!!!!
February 6th, 2008 at 8:33 amIn New Hampshire, this time of the year, we make homemade ice cream all the time. We just scoop up clean snow into a dish(there has been lots of snow this year) and dump maple syrup all over it. What a taste!
February 6th, 2008 at 8:14 amLike Peg, many years ago as a child, my folks had a hand-crank ice cream maker.
February 6th, 2008 at 7:50 amIt was quite a job making our own ice cream. I prefer to buy it from you.
Only once have I hand-cranked an old fashioned ice cream bucket. I was 8 or 9 years old at a church picnic and the bucket was loaded with ingredients for strawberry ice cream. All the kids took turns cranking the handle. (Lotta years ago!) Ernie, I hope your arm doesn’t get too tired. LOL
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