Ice Cream You Scream We All Scream for Ice Cream!

My ELA students SUCCESSFULLY made ice cream!  They had to make it the old- fashioned way; milk, vanilla, sugar, ice, and rock salt.  They found it very cold, which is why we used towels to turn the magical ingredients into cold Cold COLD ice cream.  Look at their faces!  Some of them said the ice cream was better than store bought (not sure about that). However, to them, it was!  Some of them needed to take a break.  Some of them tried tossing it in the air instead of squishing it together.  FYI, that did not work.  Overall…SUCCESS!  Everyone’s ingredients turned into ice cream.  The recipe is below.

SHAKEY SHAKEY SHAKEY   

ROLLY ROLLY ROLLY

     

               Home-Made Ice Cream

In a sandwich baggie, 1/4 cup sugar, 1/4 tsp. vanilla, 1 cup milk.  Remove excess air and place in another baggie.  In a gallon baggie, fill half with ice and 3/4 cup of rock salt.  Place small bags in gallon bag and seal.  Squish, roll, and shake your ingredients for about 15 minutes.  I would wrap a towel around your bags, because it will get really cold.  You may peek if you like.  Just be sure to reseal if still need to do your magic!  Then, simply enjoy!

*Other things you may like to try with your ice cream; crushed fruit, chocolate syrup, sprinkles, and so many possibilities.  Just use your imagination!

This recipe came from a book on EPIC: An Ice Cream Kitchen Experiment by Meg Gaertner

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