We made homemade ice cream every summer. PawPaw, Jerry Borel, milked his own cows. We skimmed the cream off the top and used it to make the ice cream. The cream was so thick, it hardly would pour. We didn’t have an electric ice cream maker. You had to turn the handle by hand. They would put a towel on top of the machine and one of the children would sit on top to help hold the machine still so the person turning it could have an easier time. Then when it got too hard to turn, it had to sit a while to harden. It seemed to take forever. That was the best ice cream I have ever tasted.
Around the year 1915 my grandmother, Ada Dufresne, lived in the country along the Mississippi River. They didn’t have electricity, so they couldn’t make ice. They would collect large chunks of ice from the river when it melted up north. The ice was stored in an ice house in sawdust until they could use it. They would make invitations by hand and deliver them to friends by wagon. Everyone would get together and make ice cream and lemonade. Grandma would play the piano and they would sing. I wish you could have known her better.
By Granny–Dolores Borel
6 eggs
2 cups sugar
1 large box instant vanilla pudding
1 Tablespoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 quart heavy cream
1 quart light cream
Mix eggs and sugar until light yellow. Add remaining ingredients. Fill container to fill line with whole milk. You need 3 bags of ice and rock salt. Mix until freezer stops, then cover with ice and towels and let sit until you serve.
Serving Ideas : Any fruit can be added. If you add mashed bananas, eat it all. Bananas turn black if stored.
Dad dishing out dessert
PawPaw enjoying homemade ice cream
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