Ice Cream

One fun thing about owning an ice cream maker is making The List. I'm a Libra, and one less-than-charming characteristic I may share with sign mates is an inability to make a decision without second-guessing myself. Whether choosing a vacation site, library book, or ice cream flavor, I've been known to whine "ooh, I don't know. You decide". It's the horrible, perhaps gluttonous assumption that I might miss out on something better should I choose "wrong"...and disowning accountability of a poor choice. Sorry, friends.

So, when it comes to ice cream, I'll make a list of flavors for which I'm hankering and present it to Kevin. This recipe reflects his last decision. Please make it - it's fresh-tasting, boozy and very smooth.

Rum Raisin Ice Cream

1 c mix of golden raisins and black currants

1/2 c dark rum

8 yolks

1 c sugar

2 c heavy cream

2 c milk

pinch of salt

Combine rum with raisins and scald over low heat. Cool, then strain, reserving rum.

Combine milk with salt and scald over medium heat. Meanwhile, combine yolks with sugar and whisk until pale in color. While whisking, stream in 1/4 of hot milk, then add to saucepan, whisking. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon or heat-proof rubber spatula. When the mixture is thick enough to coat the back of a wooden spoon (170 degrees F), strain through a fine-mesh strainer into a bowl containing the heavy cream and 1/4 cup of the reserved rum.  Whisk and chill completely, preferably overnight.

Freeze in an ice cream machine, adding the raisins during the last minute of freezing.

Comments

[Mitzy]

this is so great... but because of my addiction and ice cream being my so-called "drug of choice," there is too much baggage attached to me actually making it. maybe one day.

[Mitzy]

also--this reminds me of my Aunt Van, she had an ice cream maker, and made the most delicious blueberry ice cream. I remember distinctly and this is going back to the early 80s. I forgot whether you like blueberries or not but maybe you can make it someday and tell me.

[ann]

Do I drink so of the rum why I make the ice cream?