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Subject: BS: Ice cream thread. From: Folkiedave Date: 29 Jun 07 - 06:51 PM Italians are famous for their ice cream. In fact I love the ice cream (similar) in Spain too. Gradually the "artisan" ice cream is coming back in the UK. These places do not have the huge range of flavours normally but do excellent ice cream. Nevertheless we see the gradual introduction of local ice cream makers in the UK. I offer http://www.bradwells.co.uk/about.html Anyone else got a good local ice cream maker? (Thanks MBS Lynne for the suggestion xx) |
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Subject: RE: BS: Ice cream thread. From: GUEST,Cheshire Cat Date: 29 Jun 07 - 07:37 PM our "local" now - what's in the freezer....? |
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Subject: RE: BS: Ice cream thread. From: Rapparee Date: 29 Jun 07 - 09:59 PM Ben & Jerry's. Haagen Daz. Coldstone Creamery. Tillamook. The Denali franchise: Moose Tracks, Carmel Caribou, etc. Even Blue Bunny is good. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Ice cream thread. From: GUEST,mg Date: 29 Jun 07 - 11:11 PM I think Tillamook is the best especially the chocolate. mg |
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Subject: RE: BS: Ice cream thread. From: The Fooles Troupe Date: 29 Jun 07 - 11:38 PM Try 'Turkish Ice Cream' - it is eaten with a knife and fork... |
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Subject: RE: BS: Ice cream thread. From: Folkiedave Date: 30 Jun 07 - 04:00 AM Sorry Rapaire - I don't regard Haagen Daz and B and J as Artisan Ice creams. I am looking for small local ice cream makers and a commentary on the various flavours (or not) that they produce. See the link by Cheshire Cat for an example. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Ice cream thread. From: Megan L Date: 30 Jun 07 - 04:06 AM Apple crumble was my favourite, not sure they do it now. Yum |
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Subject: RE: BS: Ice cream thread. From: Mo the caller Date: 30 Jun 07 - 04:14 AM I used to take the local Playgroup to the Cheshire Ice cream farm. We watched the cows milked from a viewing gallery, saw some animals, watched the ice cream made though a large viewing window and, of course, sampled the wares. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Ice cream thread. From: Mr Sooz Date: 30 Jun 07 - 04:25 AM We have "Blyton Icecream" around here - lots of flavours but currently flooded! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Ice cream thread. From: Ruth Archer Date: 30 Jun 07 - 04:27 AM Snugbury Farm in Cheshire. Not local to me, but local to my boyfriend. They do a lovely sloe gin ice cream. http://www.snugburys.co.uk/shop.htm |
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Subject: RE: BS: Ice cream thread. From: Folkiedave Date: 30 Jun 07 - 04:48 AM At this point allow me to interject that in Spain I spend ages looking at the various flavours and then decide on pistachio. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Ice cream thread. From: Ruth Archer Date: 30 Jun 07 - 04:56 AM I'm like that in Italy: umming, aaahing, deliberating...I'll have lemon. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Ice cream thread. From: Folkiedave Date: 30 Jun 07 - 04:57 AM But I have never seen sloe gin flavour. I might just go for that.....do they Gin and Tonic as well? |
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Subject: RE: BS: Ice cream thread. From: MBSLynne Date: 30 Jun 07 - 05:08 AM Yeah, me too for the Italian lemon! We have Needwood and Grangewood ice-creams made near here. I don't know what flavours they do though, as I never buy ice-cream, I make it myself. I have hens so in the summer usually a glut of eggs and ice cream is a good way to use them. I also milk jersey cows whose cream is THE best for ice cream. With bought ice cream I usually find vanilla boring but my home made vanilla......well, there's hardly any point in making other flavours! However, I do make chocolate and strawberry and any other fruit ones that we have plenty of in season. I also make a Christmas pudding ice cream every year which is a bit like a bombe. Chocolate ice cream pressed around the sides of the bowl then filled with a jersey cream ice cream mixed with dried fruit marinaded the night before in rum , port and fresh orange juice. It goes really well with a hot, traditional Christmas pudding. Love Lynne |
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Subject: RE: BS: Ice cream thread. From: Folkiedave Date: 30 Jun 07 - 05:14 AM Drool................................ I can't stand Xmas pudding - but I could go for that ice cream. All of it in fact............................. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Ice cream thread. From: Leadfingers Date: 30 Jun 07 - 05:55 AM Lynne - What dowe need to do to get an invite for Christmas ? |
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Subject: RE: BS: Ice cream thread. From: Folkiedave Date: 30 Jun 07 - 06:24 AM I was thinking of proposing. Despite the fact that I am married and so is she. Why let mere trivialities like that get in the way of ice cream? |
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Subject: RE: BS: Ice cream thread. From: Liz the Squeak Date: 30 Jun 07 - 07:51 AM Try and find a liqueur called 'Van der Khuum' - it's Christmas Pudding in a bottle. Made icecream with it one year.... bloody fantastic it were! LTS |
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Subject: RE: BS: Ice cream thread. From: Surreysinger Date: 30 Jun 07 - 08:23 AM Oh gosh - not fair - just found this thread and am now salivating! I'm supposed to be dieting properly from this week.. NOT FAIR TO TEMPT A BACKSLIDER!!! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Ice cream thread. From: MBSLynne Date: 30 Jun 07 - 08:37 AM I guess a virtual Mudcat Christmas dinner with the ice cream pud wouldn't satisfy? Love Lynne |
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Subject: RE: BS: Ice cream thread. From: GUEST, Topsie Date: 30 Jun 07 - 09:01 AM Had peanut ice cream in Tobago years ago, having watched it being churned in a wooden tub with a handle, in the back yard. Viewing window - what viewing window? Best ice cream I had was in Barcelona in the 1960s. It had whole wild strawberries in it. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Ice cream thread. From: MBSLynne Date: 30 Jun 07 - 09:07 AM Hmmm..good thought. My garden is full of wild strawberries. I shall try making a batch with them in. Love Lynne |
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Subject: RE: BS: Ice cream thread. From: Folkiedave Date: 30 Jun 07 - 11:24 AM Sorry Irene - and blame Lynne - it was her idea. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Ice cream thread. From: Becca72 Date: 30 Jun 07 - 11:46 AM Ben & Jerry's started out as a small local company and then exploded in popularity. As for "local flavor" I have to vote for Beal's here in Maine (I don't know if they have them anywhere else). They do a pumpkin pie ice cream with bits of real crust mixed in that is just to DIE for! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Ice cream thread. From: Desdemona Date: 30 Jun 07 - 11:56 AM While we were staying near my auntie in Henley-in-Arden last year, the blueberry crumble at the local ice cream place nearly brought tears to my eyes...the 16th C building it's housed in is just as good. We have several small dairies near my home in central Massachusetts that make wonderful seasonal flavours with locally grown fruit (I'm especially fond of fruity ice creams; I think it's to do with the hot weather in which I'm inclined to eat it!). Even better, my partner's 14 year old twins are amazing in the kitchen (they even mix cocktails!), and among their passions is making ice cream. This week the've been picking strawberries, which can only end well...once the season advances, we're looking forward to local fresh peaches!!! When done properly, it is really true that home-made variety is the gold standard for yumminess. ~D |
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Subject: RE: BS: Ice cream thread. From: SINSULL Date: 30 Jun 07 - 12:07 PM I don't care for ice cream - yeah I know. I can also live without chocolate. But one of my favorite childhood memories is of a tiny soda shoppe in Livingston Manor, NY circa 1950 where they served homemade lemon ice cream in lemon soda. I would kill for one of those sodas today. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Ice cream thread. From: Cats Date: 30 Jun 07 - 01:05 PM I make my own clotted cream ice cream which, I have to say is pretty damned good, but locally we have Helsett Farm at Lesnewth near Boscastle in North Cornwall. They have their own organic farm, use their own milk, cream, free range eggs and honey. If they can get it the fruits they put in are local and organic if not brought in from really good sources. Amazing. Their rose, cardamon and almond is out of this world, agen prunes with armangac, and local raspberry flavours are magnificent. At christmas they do their own brandy clotted cream ice cream over a christmas pud which is amazing. And they will deliver to your house! What more could you want. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Ice cream thread. From: Folkiedave Date: 30 Jun 07 - 01:42 PM Great Cats, absolutely wonderful.....drool drool..... If only I were not already promised to MBS Lynne...... |
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Subject: RE: BS: Ice cream thread. From: Becca72 Date: 30 Jun 07 - 02:00 PM There is just something about the term "Clotted Cream" which does NOT sound appetizing to me! yeesh. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Ice cream thread. From: Surreysinger Date: 30 Jun 07 - 04:22 PM Clotted cream .... oh yummy! But think of all those calories (drool). Becca - I would hazard a guess that you've never had clotted cream ??? Dave, I think you are probably forgiven, but it WAS you that actually started the thread :-) |
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Subject: RE: BS: Ice cream thread. From: MBSLynne Date: 30 Jun 07 - 04:38 PM Yes but he's blaming me because I suggested it on the tea thread! Humph Cats! There was me, top of the tree with my Christmas pud ice cream and you have to go one better with CLOTTED CREAM ice cream!!! S'alright for you living in Cornwall! Funny Becca, the words 'clotted cream' immediately make me drool. The epitome of disgustingly wonderful food. Love Lynne |
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Subject: RE: BS: Ice cream thread. From: Surreysinger Date: 30 Jun 07 - 05:32 PM Could I make a suggestion for Sidmouth? A combined cinnamon vodka and icecream workshop ?? (Well, not actually combining the vodka and ice cream , although on second thoughts???) |
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Subject: RE: BS: Ice cream thread. From: Folkiedave Date: 30 Jun 07 - 06:45 PM Were I at Sidmouth - which I am not - I could have added my two well- known workshops - "Mad Dog" an interesting combination of raspberry liqueur, vodka and chili sauce, and "Gin and Tonic" an interesting combination of gin, tonic, ice and lemon. easy on the lemon. If pressed I can also do spanish brandy and hot chocolate. Put these together with tea, cinnamon vodka, and ice cream and who gives a damn about the folk music when you are amongst friends.......? Anyone know a good place to plug in my bread making machine....oh hell I feel a thread coming on......... Take the pills...yes doctor.... |
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Subject: RE: BS: Ice cream thread. From: JennyO Date: 01 Jul 07 - 06:05 AM At the icecream stand at the National Folk Festival in Canberra, I decided to be a bit adventurous and have something different instead of my favourite, which is plain old vanilla. So I tried Guinness icecream. It wasn't as wonderful as I hoped it would be. I'd rather drink the Guinness. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Ice cream thread. From: kendall Date: 01 Jul 07 - 06:10 AM Becca, I have the same picture. I see my arteries clogging up. Two Robins landed in a field, and found it was loaded with earthworms. They pigged out until they couldn't fly, so they just kicked back and laid there in the sun. Two hawks fly over, and one of them said to the other, "Look, it's my favorite food.. wait for it scroll down BASKING ROBINS |
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Subject: RE: BS: Ice cream thread. From: Megan L Date: 01 Jul 07 - 06:11 AM LOL |
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Subject: RE: BS: Ice cream thread. From: GUEST Date: 01 Jul 07 - 06:21 AM For visitors the the Traditional Music Day, MEAL sells Ronaldos of Norwich, flavours available seem to vary but I like the goosberry. Whitby is never complete without something from Beacon Farm. Not an aritisan ice cream but Waitrose own brand is excellent.
Thanks. -Joe Offer- |
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Subject: RE: BS: Ice cream thread. From: Surreysinger Date: 01 Jul 07 - 07:41 AM Which Traditional Music Day - would that be Stowmarket on 1 September? If so I'm booking my gooseberry ice cream now, and to hell with the diet! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Ice cream thread. From: Cats Date: 01 Jul 07 - 08:03 AM Lynne I could bring some clotted cream up next festival or I could post you some so you could try making your own. I presume you have free range organic eggs and honey? i'll send you the recipe if you want. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Ice cream thread. From: Catherine Jayne Date: 01 Jul 07 - 08:56 AM A friend of ours makes her own ice cream...and chocolates, it is gorgeous, very morish and creamy. She never gives out her recipe but we do like going round for dinner. Chocolate is normally my favourite flavour but she make a to die for berry icecream! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Ice cream thread. From: Desdemona Date: 01 Jul 07 - 09:41 AM Oooooh, clotted cream, I can eat it by the spoonful. The scones and jam are mere functionaries in support of its glory! ~D |
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Subject: RE: BS: Ice cream thread. From: Janie Date: 01 Jul 07 - 09:48 AM http://www.mapleviewfarm.com/ The dairy is located just a few miles from my house. Yummy, YUMMY, ice cream. I can never decide if the coffee, or the double chocolate is my favorite. But it sure will clog your arteries. Aside from the fact that it is fresh, it has a much higher fat content than mass brands. Janie |
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Subject: RE: BS: Ice cream thread. From: Janie Date: 01 Jul 07 - 09:52 AM For a very brief time each spring, tiny, fragile, incredibly sweet wild strawberries grace a couple of the meadows on our farm. I make freezer strawberry ice cream then. Slurp! Janie |
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Subject: RE: BS: Ice cream thread. From: MBSLynne Date: 01 Jul 07 - 11:09 AM Kendall....I don't get it! Cats...Yes please I'd love the recipe. Thanks Love Lynne |
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Subject: RE: BS: Ice cream thread. From: Cats Date: 01 Jul 07 - 02:06 PM Arteries at the ready.. Clotted Cream ice cream 1 vanilla pod ~ split and scrape insides and mix with 6oz caster sugar or 3oz local honey [you may have to gently warm this if it isn't too runny] and 6 free range egg yolks. Mix all together and beat until pale. Heat 10 fl oz single cream [or double if you prefer at a push or for everyday you could use full cream milk] and pour over the egg yolks mixing all the time. Beat well then add 8oz clotted cream and beat really well together. Stir until cooled. Chill until totally cold then make your ice cream as you would normnally either in the feezer or ice cream maker. Whole wild strawberries folded in makes this yummy, smashed up raspberries just turned through it before you freeze makes really adult raspberry ripple. If you want something different to serve with pancakes or apple pie, leave out the vanilla and add cinnamon instead. If you steep the cinnamon sticks in the cream overnight before you make it, then leave them in riht through the whole process and remove them jsut before you fvreeze down it's quite powerful. love Kathy |
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Subject: RE: BS: Ice cream thread. From: Bat Goddess Date: 01 Jul 07 - 02:25 PM Lately I've been making a point of heading to Lago's Lone Oak on Rte. 1 on the south side of Portsmouth, NH when I'm on my way from work to the Friday session at The Press Room (Then head back down to the beach, south to N. Hampton, turn around and back up to Portsmouth via the coastal route). They make their own ice cream -- through the window you can catch scents similar to the milk house on my grandparents' farm -- and is also the only place around here (one of the few in New England) where you can get a MALT. Their fresh Maine blueberry ce cream is wonderful! (And if I stop making a pig of myself on it, I can try out some of their other flavors.) The best spot for homemade ginger ice cream is Hodgie's down in Amesbury, MA (now that The Mrs. & Me in York, Maine is long gone). I really should try out Cool Cravings just around the corner (so to speak) from me in Nottingham. I love their sign -- Ice Cream Lobster Rolls Hot Dogs Loam & Gravel Uh huh. Curmudgeon is threatening to make ice cream again and I certainly hope he does. Linn |
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Subject: RE: BS: Ice cream thread. From: MBSLynne Date: 01 Jul 07 - 04:06 PM Sounds good Cats! Not much different from the one I make apart from the clotted cream. I halve the sugar content though and we much prefer it that way. Consequently we find a lot of bought ice-cream too sweet. Love Lynne |
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Subject: RE: BS: Ice cream thread. From: Surreysinger Date: 01 Jul 07 - 04:26 PM Cats - this is doing me no good! Im going to have to try that recipe (and suggested amendments) at some point... and it doesn't look cholesterol friendly either, let alone calory lite? To hell with it - who cares ... I was going to smirk at that point, but in view of the other thread, I'm not quite sure what activity I'd be participating in ..... |
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Subject: RE: BS: Ice cream thread. From: Folkiedave Date: 01 Jul 07 - 07:37 PM you fancy a bit of smirting? I could start smoking for that..... |
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Subject: RE: BS: Ice cream thread. From: Desdemona Date: 01 Jul 07 - 10:36 PM OMG Cats, we are *so* making that clotted cream ice cream this summer, thanks! ~D |
