First Attempt

My ice cream maker arrived Sunday: a day early! I wasn't quite ready to start making ice cream, but I didn't let that stop me. I started with an eggless base, so I didn't have to cook anything. The going-in recipe:

Vanilla Ice Cream

• 2 cups heavy cream
• 2 cups whole milk
• ⅔ cup sugar
• 2 tsp real vanilla extract

1. Add ingrediants to a large bowl and whisk until the sugar disolves
2. Put mixture in an ice cream maker and follow the manufacturer's directions

I didn't have any heavy cream, and neither did any of the stores I visited. I used half-and-half instead. The executed recipe:

Not Quite Vanilla Ice Cream

• 3 cups half-and-half
• 1 cup whole milk
• ⅔ cup sugar
• 1 TBSP real vanilla extract (I like Vanilla)

1. The mixture was churned until a “soft-serve” consistency was approximated.

I dropped the milk ratio, attempting to compensate for half-and-half's leaner fat content. In retrospect, I didn't drop it enough. The initial consistency was more like soft ice milk than soft-serve ice cream. A bit more sugar might have helped, too. The next morning, I had a brick of ice more suitable for igloo construction than eating. The bit I chipped off tasted pretty good, though.

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