Cure for the hot blues!

I’m a bit sad, because last week I said good-bye to most of my students from this year.

Here in Taipei, it is HOT.  We have a heat index (how hot it feels) of 98 degrees Fahrenheit and 36 degrees Celsius according to Weather Underground…

So, how does one cool off???

ICE CREAM!

Today as part of our summer school food unit, we made ice cream!  I tweaked this recipe (used less ice, which might have caused our ice cream to be a bit softer than otherwise, less sugar, and no vanilla.  We had one whole cup of milk and added chocolate syrup to the desired color brownness, one bag with a 1/4 tsp of mint extract instead of vanilla, OR a mushed up chocolate wafer or chocolate chip cookie added ), and we shook shook shook by lots of dancing and jumping around.

Dancing and jumping around TOO much might have contributed to our leaks.  So if you choose to make this, double-bag your ice, and use Ziploc, instead of the generic brand.  (However, our experiment with mint was a failure thanks to the Ziploc smaller bag breaking– it was salty ice cream, ick.)  Also, if you choose to make this, kneading the bag with your hands instead of just hopping may help as well  (hopping is fun and good exercise though!).

You can also use large cans to make the ice cream as this link points out.

So go ahead– make yourself some ice cream and experiment!  This link says that you can use juice to make your own sorbet too!

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