Blackcurrant ice cream

July 08, 2006

Blackcurrant ice cream

I made ice cream for the first time ever tonight, and here's my friend Helen tucking into a bowl of the stuff. It was, in part, a strategy for dealing with my current blackcurrant allotment glut and also a chance to provide colour-coordinated food for Helen's rather lovely top!

The recipe (Delia Smith's Cooker Course, 1981) was dead easy - I am not sure why people bother with ice cream makers, as apart from a little beating it was no hassle at all. The only hard bit was mashing the currants through a sieve to separate pulp from skin - made a lot easier once my ever-wise other half had advised me to blend the fruit before sieving.

The ice cream tasted so divine that I now fear that I shall become an ice cream addict, finding ever more fiendish ways of mixing cream, sugar and fruit ...

I also sent Helen away with a jar of blackcurrant jam so she got the whole soft fruit experience!

8 Jul 2006 23:16:48 | Harvest time, Kitchen

3 Comments

MMMmmm. looks fantastic. i bought the $50 williams and sonoma ice cream maker - maybe i didn't need it. i've made coffee, chocolate, and lemon sorbet. you've reminded me to get some peaches or berries. PS - i've moved blog addresses in case you'd like to update. bon apetite :)

Posted by: drcharles | July 09, 2006 at 09:04 AM

I'm no great shakes as a cook, but I always reckon "If in doubt - Do a Delia"...just not one of her complicated ones though!

By the way - Nice new profile pic... looking rather foxy!

Posted by: greenmantle | July 09, 2006 at 11:21 PM

Reminds me of the first time we made homeade ice cream as a kid. Store bought ice cream is never as good. I havn't made ice cream in about 20 years. Thanks for the reminder.

Posted by: Repellent Review | July 10, 2006 at 06:37 PM

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