French Ice Cream - American Recipe

French Ice Cream

🌍 American, American Home Cooking Difficulty: ●●○○○

🍳 Equipment: Double-boiler, Bowl, Tablespoon, Dover beater

Classic American french ice cream — simple, satisfying home baking.

Ingredients

• 2 cups thin cream
• 2 eggs or 4 yolks
• ½ cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon butter
• 2 teaspoons vanilla

Method

1. Put — the eggs and sugar in a bowl, and beat until creamy.
2. Add — the cream, and mix thoroughly.
3. Put — the mixture in a double-boiler over the fire, and cook until it thickens, stirring constantly.
4. Take — from the fire and pour the mixture back into the bowl.
5. Stir — in the butter and vanilla, and allow it to stand until quite cool.
6. Freeze — in accordance with directions on page 120.

Tags: cream, butter, egg, sugar · Source: The Plain Sailing Cook Book (1922)