No ice cream? No problem! You probably have the ingredients at home to whip some up.
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You Will Need
- Two resealable plastic bags, one gal.-sized and one qt.-sized
- 1/2 c. reduced-fat or whole milk
- 1 1/2 to 2 tbsp. of sugar
- 1/2 tsp. of vanilla extract or 1 tbsp. of cocoa powder
- 2 trays of ice cubes
- 6 tbsp. salt
- Waterproof winter gloves
- Chocolate or butterscotch chips
- Flavored syrups
- Flavoring extracts
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Step 1
Put ingredients in smaller bag
Put the milk and sugar in the quart-sized bag and seal it. For vanilla ice cream, add vanilla extract; for chocolate ice cream, add cocoa powder. Throw in a quarter of a cup of chocolate or butterscotch chips if you like.
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Tip
Experiment with other varieties by using ½ to 1 tsp. of flavored syrups like strawberry or caramel or extracts like lemon or almond.
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Step 2
Make an ice bag
Put the ice and the salt in the gallon-sized bag.
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Step 3
Put small bag inside big one
Put the smaller bag inside the bigger bag and seal it.
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Step 4
Shake it
Shake the larger bag vigorously for seven to 10 minutes.
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Tip
Wear winter gloves while you shake; the bag is cold!
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Step 5
Enjoy
Remove the small bag, which now contains ice cream. Snip a hole in the corner of the bag and squeeze it into a dish. Makes one serving.
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Fact
In the 1920s, immigrants arriving on Ellis Island were served vanilla ice cream as part of their "Welcome to America" meal.
