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Ice Cream Recipe
Date June 16, 2011
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Ice Cream Recipe

Homemade Ice Cream

Homemade Ice Cream

 

Ice Cream Recipe

When of the best parts about summer is ice cream- cold, frozen cream with sugar… yum. When I was a kid, my father would take me to Baskin Robbins. “Don’t tell your Mom we had ice cream before dinner, she’ll get mad,” he would say. We would always order the same thing- two scoops of chocolate fudge ice cream on a sugar cone; extra napkins to wipe away the evidence, please. In the two miles that it took to get home, we would finish our cones. My father would look in the rear-view mirror to make sure he didn’t have any signs of chocolate on his face; then he would make sure I was clean as well. My mom never suspected, but I imagine she was curious when my dad and I only had a few bites of dinner.

In high school, my fascination with frozen treats continued. At 15, my first job was at a Baskin Robbins in my neighborhood. After a few years in the ice cream business, I was offered a job managing a Haagen Dazs shop near the beach in San Diego. I never tired of the ice cream business, and I’m sure, even to this day that I have butter-fat coursing through my veins.

If you happen to be in Frick Park during the summer, you can’t help but notice a small ice cream shop by the name Rose’s on the corner of Braddock and Forbes. Rose’s Ice cream has been open a few years, and attracts quite a following during the summer months. Kerber’s Dairy supplies the ice cream for this particular parlor (http://www.kerbers.com/), and the flavors are a-plenty! Besides regular scooped ice cream, you may want to opt for some soft serve with sprinkles (a personal favorite).
So, what makes good ice cream? It’s simple; high butterfat content. The higher the fat content, the creamier, richer product you have. Ice creams that have a high-density are also better. Have you ever taken a scoop of ice cream that was fluffy, and seemed to be filled with air? Those are the less-desirable products, and should be avoided. Remember, dense ice creams with high fat contents are usually the best tasting.

Chef Chuck Kerber
Cooksandeats.com
chuck@cooksandeats.com

 

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