Just the other day I was remembering how when I was a kid I always thought it was so fun to help mom and dad or my grandparents make homemade ice cream. What a thrill! And it is truly hard to beat the taste of it; even if you buy the best store bought brands.
If I knew early in the morning that we were going to make ice cream later in the day, it was like waiting for Santa Claus to show up; it seemed like the time would never get here. I could just taste that rich vanilla flavor all day long before we even made it, and on top of that I was going to be one of the lucky ones who got to crank the handle on the ice cream maker. What joy!
Yeah, right. Try to get me to do that today. I have a hard enough time making myself crank the handle on the commode. But isn't it weird how things change as you get older. That was fun back then, but it would be way too much work now. I definitely don't think it would be worth the effort. It would be too much like churning butter, also not worth the effort.
Of course, it wasn't long after those times that the motorized version came out and the days of handle cranking were soon gone; for me, at least. But, you still have to keep adding the ice and the salt to help the ingredients to freeze.
But, that isn't too bad. I mean, it is fun to sit around the barbecue pit soaking up some suds with friends and family and enjoying some laughter while anticipating the big treat to come. And let's face it, while you're sharing a few drinks with them, tossing some salt and ice in a bucket already kind of fits right in, doesn't it?
But now they make these fancy ice cream makers that you don't have any handles to crank, and you don't even have to keep adding salt and ice to freeze the mixture. These higher end models have their own built-in freezer so you don't even need to pre-freeze the container nor any of the ingredients. I think we are on to something here!
Not only that, but these frozen dessert machines make all kinds of cold stuff, including gelato (an Italian frozen dessert), sorbet (a flavored ice), frozen yogurt, slushes and more. And they make them fast, too. Most of these appliances will have dessert on your table in 30 to 45 minutes. Yep, now we are definitely getting somewhere!
So, let's go over the options again:
- crank a handle for an hour or two (fat chance)
- have kids and let them do the handle cranking (yikes!)
- pack ice and salt around the container in an electric ice cream maker (mmm, maybe)
- or buy a new fangled one that does the dirty work for you (costs more money)
I guess I'll go with the last option. That's mainly because at this stage in my life I feel cranky enough and I don't feel like sharing my ice cream with any kids. ;)
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