Foods and home making

How is an ice-cream mixture prepared ? For a quart of plain custard (not frozen) only cup of sugar is needed. For a quart of plain ice cream, 1 cup of sugar is needed. Why is this? When a "frozen dessert is eaten, the mouth and tongue become cold. Because of this, the sense of taste is not quite so acute as when a warmer food is eaten. Since ice cream is a cold food, we find it necessary to make it sweeter than desserts which are served less cold. A plain ice cream consists only of cream, sugar, and flavoring. The sugar should be dissolved before the cream is frozen. A recipe is : PLAIN VANILLA ICE CREAM 1 quart cream 1 cup sugar 1 tablespoon vanilla In a double boiler, heat half the cream. Add the sugar. Stir until the sugar is dissolved. Add the remainder of the cream. Set aside until it is entirely cold. Then add the vanilla. Freeze as directed on page 567. CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM 1 quart cream § cup water 1 cup sugar f teaspoon salt 2 ounces chocolate cut into bits 1 teaspoon vanilla The chocolate is prepared as directed in the recipe for the chocolate dessert on page 315. The flavor is better if a little salt is added. Less vanilla is used in chocolate ice cream than in plain ice cream. Heat half the cream in a double boiler and add the sugar as directed for the plain dessert. In a small pan make a paste of the chocolate and water. Add this to the hot cream mixture. Stir until the mixture is blended. Add the remainder of the cream and the salt. Set aside until it is entirely cold. Add the vanilla. Freeze as directed on page 567. How is a fruit ice cream made ? You have learned that about five-sixths of fresh fruit is water. If whole berries or pieces of 570 Hospitality peaches or other fruit are frozen with cream, the water in the fruit will freeze. Bits of ice will form in the fruit. To avoid forming small pieces of ice, the fruit must be crushed well before it is added to the cream. Delicious ice creams may be made from fresh strawberries, red raspberries, and peaches, as well as from other fruits. Either fresh or canned peaches may be used. A recipe in which either crushed fruit or fruit juice is used follows : FRUIT ICE CREAM 3 cups crushed fruit or 2 cups fruit 2 cups sugar juice 1 quart cream If whole fruit is used, crush it thoroughly with a potato masher. Add the sugar to the crushed fruit or fruit juice. Let it stand until the sugar is dissolved. Stir occasionally. When the sugar is dissolved, add the cream. Stir to mix. Freeze as directed on page 567. Variation: Water Ice. — Substitute water for cream. With many fruits, a small amount of lemon juice improves the flavor. For this recipe, use 2 tablespoons lemon juice. Should milk be used with fruit juice? There is a dessert known as milk sherbet which has been a general favorite for many years. It is made of milk and sugar flavored with lemon juice or with a mixture of lemon and orange juices. Do you realize what a vitamin-rich food this dessert is? The following shows what a good combination milk and lemon or orange juice are from the standpoint of vitamins. Vitamins A B c G ( Sec p. 600) Whole fresh milk . . . + + + + + + +++ Lemon juice + + + + + + ++ Orange juice + + + + + + ++ And yet there is a notion, which has persisted for many years, that some dire digestive calamity will happen if a person uses Frozen Desserts 57i