Basic Refrigerator Ice Cream

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Title: Basic Refrigerator Ice Cream
Categories: Ice cream, Dessert
Yield: 1 servings

1 c Sugar
2 ts Cornstarch
1 qt Milk
3 Eggs, separated
2 ts Vanilla
1 c Heavy cream, whipped

Turn freezer to coldest setting before beginning this recipe. From this
one
basic recipe, you can make 14 different flavors of ice cream. Makes 1 1/2
qt.

Mix sugar and cornstarch in top of a double boiler and gradually stir in
milk. Add egg yolks and beat until frothy.

Set over simmering water and heat 15 minutes, stirring now and then at
first, constantly toward the end. Cool and stir in vanilla.

Beat egg whites to soft peaks and fold in. Pour into 2 refrigerator trays
and freeze until mushy.

Spoon into a lg bowl, beat hard until fluffy, then beat in cream. Spoon into
3 trays and freeze until firm. (Note: For extra smoothness, beat once more
before freezing until firm.) About 215 calories per 1/2-c serving.

Variations: Berry Ice Cream: Prepare as directed but reduce vanilla to 1
teaspoon and add 2 c any crushed, sweetened-to-taste berries (fresh, frozen,
or canned) along with beaten egg whites. About 235 calories per 1/2 c
serving.

Peach or Apricot Ice Cream: Prepare as directed but reduce vanilla to 1/2 ts
and add 1/2 teaspoon almond extract; mix in 2 c peach or apricot puree
along with beaten egg whites. About 250 calories per 1/2 c serving.

Butter Pecan Ice Cream: Prepare as directed, mixing 1 c coarsely chopped,
butter-browned pecans into beaten frozen mixture along with whipped cream.
About 295 calories per 1/2-c serving.

Two general suggestions: put the bowl and beaters in the fridge or the
freezer, whatever you have space for. The colder the utensils are, the less
chance of everything melting when you go to beat it. Also, the refrigerator
trays they are talking about (for those of you young enough to have only see
the little plastic ones) are the old fashioned ice cube trays that were made
out of aluminum or some kind of light metal. They had a lever that you
pulled back to release the ice cubes. Remember those? You can often times
find them at yard sales for very reasonable prices (like 15 cents!) cause
people don't know what to do with them. Clean them up, take out the insert
that is there to make the ice cubes, and use them to make the ice cream.
Lacking that, any flattish, metal pan will do.

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