Tom Greve - How to Make Ice Cream

2016 Rourke Educational Media All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system without permission in writing from the publisher. www.rourkeeducationalmedia.com PHOTO CREDITS: All photography by Lisa Marshall Photography except: bottom pic CroMary/shutterstock Edited by: Keli Sipperley Cover design and Interior design: by Nicola Stratford www.nicolastratford.com Library of Congress PCN Data How to Make Ice Cream/ Tom Greve (Step-By-Step Projects) ISBN 978-1-63430-353-8 (hard cover) ISBN 978-1-63430-453-5 (soft cover) ISBN 978-1-63430-551-8 (e-Book) Library of Congress Control Number: 2014934348 Rourke Educational Media Printed in the United States of America, North Mankato, Minnesota When the summer sun shines down, kids everywhere want a special treat. Not just any treat, they want ice cream! Ice cream comes in many flavors, even some weird ones like pickle and pepper! Did you know that you dont need to buy ice cream from the store? You can make this sweet treat yourself! Ice cream is so good it has its very own day. The third Sunday in July is National Ice Cream Day in the United States. As much fun as it is to eat ice cream, theres a different kind of fun that comes from making your own.

When you combine the result. Vanilla is the worlds most popular ice cream flavor. Though some people use ice cream makers to prepare ice cream at home, most people do not have one of those machines. Do not worry, ice cream is easy to make without one. You will need: Sugar Whole milk Heavy cream Ice Teaspoon Salt Gallon-sized sealable plastic bag Quart-sized sealable plastic bag Large bowl and measuring cups Vanilla extract

Pour three-quarters cup (175 milliliters) of heavy cream and a quarter cup (50 milliliters) of milk into a measuring bowl. Dont be afraid to change the recipe a bit. Next, add three teaspoons (15 milliliters) of sugar and a half-teaspoon (2.5 milliliters) of vanilla extract. Next, add three teaspoons (15 milliliters) of sugar and a half-teaspoon (2.5 milliliters) of vanilla extract.

Pour the mixture of milk, cream, sugar, and vanilla into the smaller plastic bag. Then, gently squeeze the air out of the bag and seal it. Take the larger plastic bag and fill it about halfway with ice cubes. Crushed ice works even better. Once theres ice in the bag, add six or eight teaspoons (30-40 milliliters) of salt to the ice. the cold from the ice to the creamy mixture inside the smaller sealed bag. the cold from the ice to the creamy mixture inside the smaller sealed bag.

This helps your mixture turn into ice cream. Next, place the smaller sealed bag of cream, milk, sugar, and vanilla into the larger bag of ice and salt. Gently squeeze extra air from the large bag and seal it. Take the large bag with the ice, salt, and smaller bag of creamy mixture inside, and shake it good and hard for 10 minutes. Wear a pair of gloves to keep your hands from getting too cold and share the job with a partner. When your arms get tired your partner can take over.

Just keep shaking the bag. After at least 10 minutes of heavy-duty shaking, pull out the small sealed bag. Quickly rinse the salt off under cold water so none of it accidentally gets into your ice cream.

After all your hard work its time to dig in! Dish out a big scoop of ice cream and give it a taste. In less than a half hour, youve made your tasty ice cream right at home. Add sprinkles, chocolate sauce, or some raspberries if you like! add fun and flavor to your treat. Ice cream makes people smile.

It tastes good and its cold creaminess feels good on a hot day. With a few ingredients, a little patience, and a bit of work, anyone can make their own ice cream. It really is the icy treat that cant be beat!

	(de-LISH-uhss): Very pleasing to taste.
	(in-GREEdee-uhntss): Separate items something is made from.