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Food In Focus: Ice Cream
10 years ago
~Remember~
before submitting a dish please read our club rules and TOS on the main page ...I think we need to have a new journal to get past all of that drama that our group went through (through my own doing, I'll add) :B
So - let's talk about ice cream shall we?
From: http://www.icecream.com/icecreaminfo
Did you know:
~ 5th Century B.C. - Greeks enjoy a dessert similar to ice cream -> 1300's -> Marco Polo brings an early form of ice cream to Europe -> 1700's - ice cream is introduced as a delicacy enjoyed by high society -> 1776 - America's first ice cream parlor opens in New York -> 1840's - the ice cream churn is invented -> 1851 - the first ice cream plant is opened -> 1880's - the ice cream sundae is invented -> 1904 - The waffle cone (supposedly) makes its debut in the World's Fair in St.Louis, MO. -> 1929 - Rocky Road becomes the first widely available flavor (OTHER than Strawberry, Chocolate and Vanilla) - 1984 -> July is declared National Ice Cream Month...all the way up to today, since other than cookies (or bacon :P) ice cream is the best selling treat in America!
~ The tallest ice cream cone was over 9 feet tall and served in Italy
~ Most of the vanilla used to make vanilla ice cream comes from Indonesia and Madagascar
~ Chocolate syrup is the world's most popular ice cream topping
~ 87% of Americans have ice cream in their freezer at any given time, and the average number of ice cream pints enjoyed in a year is 48.
~ A cow gives enough milk to make 2 gallons of ice cream per day - which is about equivalent to 730 gallons a year!
~ It takes 3 gallons of milk to make a gallon of ice cream
~ BUT: The main ingredient in ice cream isnt milk, per se; its air.
~ It takes about 50 licks to finish a single scoop ice cream cone...unless you go too fast and get "brain freeze", which happens when the ice cream touches the roof of your mouth
~ 1 in 10 people will admit to licking the bowl clean when eating ice cream, while 1 in 5 will admit to sharing ice cream with their dog :3
Well, if anyone has anything else to add, please feel free...or if anyone is inspired to do a recipe, please put that in your next post!
So - let's talk about ice cream shall we?
From: http://www.icecream.com/icecreaminfo
Did you know:
~ 5th Century B.C. - Greeks enjoy a dessert similar to ice cream -> 1300's -> Marco Polo brings an early form of ice cream to Europe -> 1700's - ice cream is introduced as a delicacy enjoyed by high society -> 1776 - America's first ice cream parlor opens in New York -> 1840's - the ice cream churn is invented -> 1851 - the first ice cream plant is opened -> 1880's - the ice cream sundae is invented -> 1904 - The waffle cone (supposedly) makes its debut in the World's Fair in St.Louis, MO. -> 1929 - Rocky Road becomes the first widely available flavor (OTHER than Strawberry, Chocolate and Vanilla) - 1984 -> July is declared National Ice Cream Month...all the way up to today, since other than cookies (or bacon :P) ice cream is the best selling treat in America!
~ The tallest ice cream cone was over 9 feet tall and served in Italy
~ Most of the vanilla used to make vanilla ice cream comes from Indonesia and Madagascar
~ Chocolate syrup is the world's most popular ice cream topping
~ 87% of Americans have ice cream in their freezer at any given time, and the average number of ice cream pints enjoyed in a year is 48.
~ A cow gives enough milk to make 2 gallons of ice cream per day - which is about equivalent to 730 gallons a year!
~ It takes 3 gallons of milk to make a gallon of ice cream
~ BUT: The main ingredient in ice cream isnt milk, per se; its air.
~ It takes about 50 licks to finish a single scoop ice cream cone...unless you go too fast and get "brain freeze", which happens when the ice cream touches the roof of your mouth
~ 1 in 10 people will admit to licking the bowl clean when eating ice cream, while 1 in 5 will admit to sharing ice cream with their dog :3
Well, if anyone has anything else to add, please feel free...or if anyone is inspired to do a recipe, please put that in your next post!
Gelato
Heat a quantity of milk
Mix a few spoonful of cornflour, with a dash of cold milk and castor sugar in another bowl
Optional: Add an Italian wine (prosecco) or fruit juice
Put the two together and allow the mixture to thicken while stirring
Add lemon zest
1} When the mix has thickened allow it to fully cool and put into an ice cream maker as per the makers instructions.
2} If you have the ability to use a hand churned ice cream maker then fill the tub with ice cubes and salt and a little water (ice, salt and a little water gets very cold) put in your ice bucket with the mixture as deep as possible into the ice, salt and water, then get a paddle and stir constantly until the mix starts to set thicken more and set. One almost frozen you can serve or put the mix into a regular freezer but be prepared to let it defrost a little to serve it from the freezer.
3} Another alternative when the mix is cool, get a beater going and whip the mix to increase the volume by whipping in air. *Put the mix into a freezer for 15 minutes, get it out and whip it again, then back into the freezer*, repeat this process* until the mix has almost doubled and you can't whip it with electric beaters any more.
Note: Prosecco is a late ripening, neutrally flavoured white wine grape variety, officially known as Glera.