Celebrating July 4th by Making Ice Cream
In the 19040s, we celebrated July 4th by making ice cream. My mother saved extra milk, cream, and eggs to mix and heat with the junket, sugar, and vanilla. She started soon after breakfast because the mix needed to set. Meanwhile my father cleaned up the green-painted wood freezer keg, and my younger sister and I brought a panful of cattle salt from the barn. Then the three of us took the pickup to the ice house in town to buy a 50-pound block of ice. My father used ice tongs to carry the ice to the pickup and, once … Continue reading →