Ice Cream The Old Way

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Ice Cream The Old Way

How many remember that ice cream
didnt always come in a box in the
freezer section of a store?
Believe it or not, some of the
fondest memories I have are of
making ice cream on Grandpas front
porch with an old hand cranked ice
cream churn.

You needed fresh cream, your
favorite fruit or just plain old
vanilla extract, ice and lots of
salt, not table salt, but a
special kind of salt that was just
for making ice cream.

The cream and flavoring went into
the middle container, which was
made out of metal, the salt and
ice went around that, in the outer
tub which was made of wood, and
then the crank was put in place.

The salt was constantly replaced
along with the ice, and it was
exciting to watch the frost begin
to form on the inside barrel of
the ice cream churn, it meant the
job was getting done.

It took hours to make, and it was
an honor to be involved in the
cranking process, because it took
just the right consistent speed.

At times you felt like your arm
would fall off, but remembering
the taste of that rich creamy
dessert was enough to keep you
going.

If you had lots of brothers and
sisters, plus cousins, nieces and
nephews and other family members,
everyone took turns.

Somewhere around the 50s they came
up with an electric ice cream
churn, the same great ice cream
without the arm breaking churning
that came with the old hand
cranked model.

This still provided the fun
memories that went along with the
old hand crank.

Then there came ice cream in a
box, and the end of some very fond
memories. Everyone started buying
store bought ice cream, you could
still sit on Grandpas porch and
eat it, but the excitement of
making it was gone, progress isnt
always best!

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