Today started off by getting the boys their summer haircuts. Joe had been asking to get a mohawk for a couple years. Last summer, I finally allowed Joe to get one. I realized it's summer time and there was worse things he could ask for so what the heck. This year Dan requested one too.
Today's Summer List Items
#33- Run through a sprinkler.
New swimsuit, new goggles, new haircut, same old summertime fun.
#60- Make homemade ice cream.
3rd day straight of 95 degree weather, we needed something to keep us cool. I've heard about making your own ice cream using ziploc bags, ice and rock salt before, but I've never tried it. Until today. It's a relatively easy task. The shaking the bag for 10 minutes was the toughest part. While shaking his bag, Dan complained, "Why can't we just use the ice cream maker?"
"Because I've already scrapped that kind of ice cream making before." I thought in my head. Aloud I said, "Because I thought this would be new and fun." A scrapper's mind never stops working. LOL
Once he tasted it though he changed his mind. We all liked it. It wasn't super hard and it melted pretty fast but it was still a unique spin on this summertime activity.
Here's the recipe:
1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 cup milk or half & half
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
6 tablespoons rock salt.
1 sandwich size Ziploc freezer bag
1 gallon size Ziploc freezer bag
ice cubes
- Put milk, vanilla and sugar into small bag and seal it.
- Fill the large bag half full of ice and add rock salt. Place the small bag inside the large one, and seal large bag carefully.
- Shake the bag until the mixture is ice cream consistency, which takes about 5 - 10 minutes.
- Wipe off the top of the swmall bag, open it carefully and enjoy!
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