Comments on: Halloween, Homemade Ice Cream and Alchemy http://icecreammakerbasics.com/ice-cream-maker/halloween-homemade-ice-cream-and-alchemy/ from a guy stranded in ice cream hell! Fri, 28 Jan 2011 05:06:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: icecream http://icecreammakerbasics.com/ice-cream-maker/halloween-homemade-ice-cream-and-alchemy/comment-page-1/#comment-180 icecream Tue, 26 Jan 2010 08:11:52 +0000 http://icecreammakerbasics.com/?p=37#comment-180 @mseymour, Thanks for visiting my site and leaving your comment. Making Icees and the like are a little bit difficult because they use a special machine that freezes a carbonated syrup base. There are home models available that claim to do the same thing but reviews don't really reflect a high rate of customer satisfaction. I think the best alternative for home is to crush ice using your blender. Here in Japan, home shaved ice makers are very common and would also do the trick. If you decide to use your blender though, I'd pre-crush the ice because crushing ice is really hard on the blender's motor. To pre-crush the ice, lay a towel down on your counter and lay a plastic cutting board on top of the towel. Dump your ice in a zip-lock bag and place it on the cutting board and then lay another towel on top. The towels are to prevent damaging anything so use caution at first. Then give the ice some good whacks from a heavy frying pan. Again be careful not to damage your counter or fry pan. As far as a recipe, it's really hard to give you some hard measurements because liquids vary in how "thick" they can be and to be honest, I've never set out to duplicate an Icee. I have had good luck making my smoothies using 2 cups ice to a cup-cup and one quarter juice blended together. Finally, about the rock salt--you won't need any. Even in ice cream making, the rock salt isn't an ingredient but is used in old-fashioned ice cream makers (before electricity) to melt the ice to lower the temperature of the cream mix inside a separate container so that the mix can freeze. You may find however that adding a wee pinch of regular table salt to your blender with the juice and ice will make the finally drink tastier. Again Thanks @mseymour, Thanks for visiting my site and leaving your comment. Making Icees and the like are a little bit difficult because they use a special machine that freezes a carbonated syrup base. There are home models available that claim to do the same thing but reviews don’t really reflect a high rate of customer satisfaction. I think the best alternative for home is to crush ice using your blender. Here in Japan, home shaved ice makers are very common and would also do the trick. If you decide to use your blender though, I’d pre-crush the ice because crushing ice is really hard on the blender’s motor.

To pre-crush the ice, lay a towel down on your counter and lay a plastic cutting board on top of the towel. Dump your ice in a zip-lock bag and place it on the cutting board and then lay another towel on top. The towels are to prevent damaging anything so use caution at first. Then give the ice some good whacks from a heavy frying pan. Again be careful not to damage your counter or fry pan.

As far as a recipe, it’s really hard to give you some hard measurements because liquids vary in how “thick” they can be and to be honest, I’ve never set out to duplicate an Icee. I have had good luck making my smoothies using 2 cups ice to a cup-cup and one quarter juice blended together.

Finally, about the rock salt–you won’t need any. Even in ice cream making, the rock salt isn’t an ingredient but is used in old-fashioned ice cream makers (before electricity) to melt the ice to lower the temperature of the cream mix inside a separate container so that the mix can freeze. You may find however that adding a wee pinch of regular table salt to your blender with the juice and ice will make the finally drink tastier.

Again Thanks

]]> By: mseymour http://icecreammakerbasics.com/ice-cream-maker/halloween-homemade-ice-cream-and-alchemy/comment-page-1/#comment-179 mseymour Tue, 26 Jan 2010 06:18:13 +0000 http://icecreammakerbasics.com/?p=37#comment-179 I want the kids to make icees. I know the ingredients but not the measurments. How much ice? How much juice? Mainly though, how much rock salt in the ice??? Thanks, I want the kids to make icees. I know the ingredients but not the measurments. How much ice? How much juice? Mainly though, how much rock salt in the ice??? Thanks,

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