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I ran across something interesting in the New York times today that seemed like with a little bit of work, could be replicated at home and would be a cool feature at say a Halloween party. Perhaps you could churn up some pumpkin and chocolate chip ice cream with a bit of alchemy flair. The idea comes from Lulu & Mooky’s a New York ice cream shop that whips up their homemade ice cream with little bit of added flair. Rather than using a traditional ice cream maker, they use a KitchenAid ice cream maker attachment and get this liquid nitrogen. So for Mr Tapper and Ram Chhetri, the store's owners, rock salt and ice isn't good enough. They instead go all Bill Nye the Science Guy on their favorite frosty treat.  And it's this novel application of science that, in my mind, would make this worth playing around with as a center piece for a Halloween party. Just imagine, the smoky cauldron, maybe you serve it in little carved out pumpkins or shrunken heads.

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