Customer Reviews

Old-Fashioned Homemade Ice Cream: With 58 Original Recipes

5 star:		(11)
4 star:		(6)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

This isn't a fancy book with color photos, in fact the only color photo is on the cover, but it does contain some good old fashioned recipes. There are many variations presented for chocolate and vanilla ice creams, some not requiring any cooking. There are exotic treats such as caramel, banana chocolate, maple walnut and even butterscotch royal ice cream. There's even ice cream recipes that are based on instant pudding and one on jello!

The author covers a brief history of ice cream and covers each of the main ingredients as well as why they're needed.

Negatives:

All of the recipes make about a gallon so you'll have to size them down if your machine can't handle a full gallon. Luckily Ice Cream recipes can be successfully sized down.

Many of the recipies do require cooking of some sort.

Also some recipes use "rennet tablets" something that I'm not familiar with.

----------- Overall this is a good basic book with some unique ice creams at a fantastic price.

I bought this book to make ice cream with a Kitchenaid freezer bowl attachment. My husband has liked every recipe that I have tried from this book.

I looked for quite some time for a book that had a home made ice cream recipe that could compare to my Mom's. I believe I found it in this book. I had forgotten the exact method she used and she passed on. Her's was not a written recipe, it was one in her head. My main job was to turn the crank on the old hand cranked ice cream maker.

There is one recipe in here that is like the method she used and it tastes close. I grew up on a farm and we always had fresh cream and fresh milk to use. My mouth still waters when I think of eating Mom's home canned peaches with fresh cream on them or better still home made ice cream.

I highly recommend this book

We have used a couple of recipes and have loved them. My kids don't want store bought Ice Cream anymore!

I've used this book over six others for making Ice Cream. Very well written, large print, and sensible ice cream recipes.

This is a good recipe book for people who respect "old fashioned", "just like Grandma's" type-recipe books. However, like a lot of those old-time-y cookbooks, some of the portion sizings aren't suited to modern machines or tastes...so if you are afraid of cutting a recipe in half, this may not be the best book for you. Even so--be a little adventurous, and this will be the best ice cream you've ever had! (The topping recipes were INCREDIBLY good, too.)

I expected a thicker book. The recipes are fine - as my husband said, how many ice-cream recipes do you need? so, it's ok - we'll use it, bought it to go with our 6 qt ice cream maker - just know when it arrives it's paper back and something like 17 pages....

I just received my ice cream maker for Christmas. I did not realize that it was both hand crank and electric motor. Which is wonderful because I go camping all the time. After I get to use it later in the week I will update my review. So far I will say that the cedar wood was a wonderful touch I love the way it smells. Also it is very light in weight easy to transport. Also the instructions come with recipes. I cannot wait to use it!

This item has changed my world. I can once again enjoy eating ice cream. If I prepare it I know exactly what is in it, so I am not eating preservatives and other junk. I know my body thanks me.

Old-fashioned homemade ice cream, like grandma and grandpa used to make. Maybe even the great grandparents, with a hand cranked freezer, icicles off the roof and rock salt to get it cold enough.

This is a letter size booklet from the 1980s with ice cream recipes from the good old days and sized for one of those old churns with a dasher. If you by chance find one of those oldies somewhere you will be set for some great ice cream. However that means I will have to cut the recipes to about a forth to work in my new modern job.

The recipes in the book are mostly for custard style ice cream (with eggs) rather than Philadelphia style (without eggs), which again makes it much different than store-bought. For the price you can't go wrong.