The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-07-17
THE ICE CREAM SEASON.
some Point. for Those Who Make sAs
Cream.

Cream.
The season Of ice cream naturally
onens with the season OF strawberries.
This Is one of the most wholesome. as
well as one OF the easiest, desserts
which can be made at home. IL Is a
simple matter 10 prepare the cream for
freezing, but many people fail in freez-
ing IL to the proper consistency. The
hest creams are made of a rich custard,
simply heated to the boiling point, and
the same quantity of fresh cream with
fruit pulps or fayoring. Some cooks
scald the cream. IL In not necessary 10
bent the cream to a stir froth, nor IL
there any gain in doing SO, unless one
desires 10 make a mousse and not an ice
cream.
Most amateur cooks freeze cream too
hard or unevenly. 1t is not desirable
10 freeze ice cream too rapidly. n
freezer which is arranged 10 freeze
cream In less thnn ten minutes pro-
duces coarse, rough-grained ice cream
which Is vastly inferior TO the smooth,
eyenlv-frozen creams of the best
French shops. The freezing of ice
cream may be fastened by using
large quantity of salt In proportion 10
the ice. This also produces a coarse
cream.
Never allow over three pints OF rock
SALT to a gallon pail of Ice crushed hne.
| Crush the ice with a heavy mallet, such
ma Is used by masons. Excellent NAL
let's of hgnum vitae may be purchased
at shops where worlSmen buy their
tools. for 80 cents. An ordinary
sized bag, such as salt is delivered III
when sold at Wholesale, is the best
thing TO crush ice in. IL is softer than
the ordinary canvas bag sold for the
purpose, and IL costs considerably less
One good salt bag such as grocer VIII
sell for Is cents will make one large,
square ice bag and two smaller ones OF
about half the size. These bags are as
strong as canvas and are more easily
wished. The smaller bags are use
ful when n small quantity of crushed
Zee is needed for lemonade or for table
service. With n good mallet of heavy
wood and n strong bag of this kind
gallon pail of ice may be crushed as
fine as desirable with very little ever
ton.
Pack the freezer as firmly as possible,
first putting layer OF ice and then n
layer of salt, and packing the layers
down securely with n wooden spoon or
any small hard wood with a square end.
Divide the three pints of salt and pail
OF ice allowed for gallon freezer
evenly. so that the last layer of salt Is
about an inch below the rim OF the
can. When the packing reaches this
point put the cream in the can and put
on the cover Arrange the dasher ana
crank In position and FIJI the freezer
pail as high as you can with crushed
ice Now pack in paper-newspaper
will do. The paper keeps the air from
theic andthus materially assists in the
work. Cover the freezer with n piece
of old carpet to keep out the air ana
turn the crank for about three min
utes. Lift the carpet and open the can
of the freezer and remove the dasher.
With lone-bladed kitchen knife
scrape the thin layer of frozen cream
which has collected on the sides of the
can, and with an iron spoon scrape the
bottom. Mix this frozen cream with
the LIQUID cream In the center, work
ing the cream thoroughly with the
spoon to make IL light and even. Close
: the freezer and turn the crank three or
four minutes longer. Open the can
. again and scrape it, and work the cream
: thoroughly again. After three minutes
: more, meantime turning the dosher
rapidly, repeat the scraping.
: After this last beating of the cream II
8 will usually be frozen enough to pack
: away. Turn the crank rapidly now for
moment or two, then remove II with
, the dasher. Scrape the sides and bot
/ tom of the freezer for the final packing
!. and work the cream thoroughly, press
Q ing IL down firmly in the can. Smooth
the top. Lay round OF tea paper over
a the cream. Replace the cover OF the
4 freezer. Cork up the hole left by the
/. danher. Fill up the freezing pail with
a crushed ice. Pack the ice in closely
I Pack the newspapers over the Ice and
- tie heavy newspaper over the freezer
Cover the freezing pail finally with 9
A piece OF carpet TO exclude the air ano
!. light. Let the cream rest for three OF
q four hours. IL may rest for six oil
eight hours or longer without injury
: IL IL Is in a cool cellar.--N. Y. Tribune
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