ICE CREAM MAKER

 I bought something I really didn't need yesterday.  Something discretionary.  I bought an ice cream maker.  It makes a quart at a time.  It doesn't need any rock salt. I am so excited.  When we were kids we had an old ice cream maker that we filled with rock salt and the ingredients and turned the handle.  We had to turn that handle for a LONG time to get some ice cream.  As a kid it was fun to work to get a treat, as an adult it is less fun so my ice cream maker is electric.  It makes ice cream in 20 minutes.  

The process is a bit long but worth it. The bowl inside the ice cream maker has to be frozen for 24 hours. Then the ingredients get put in the ice cream maker.  It is best the ingredients are cold.  Then the machine runs for 20 minutes to stir the ingredients into ice cream.  Once it is done, the ice cream goes in the freezer to make it hard.  

Here is my thought process: I am at home. I keep buying ice cream and I have to get it delivered.  Since I have to get it from only two places and I only get to buy one type, I have been spending more money on ice cream. A lot more money.  The brand I usually buy is much less expensive but I can't get it delivered.  This way I can make my own ice cream and save money over time.  The machine was on sale over the last few days.  

I am excited to make different flavors of ice cream.  I can make vanilla, chocolate, oreo cookie, strawberry, chocolate chip, mint chocolate chip, coffee, peanut butter chocolate chip and the list goes on! 

The machine arrives on Saturday so Sunday I will make my first batch of ice cream.  I should be able to try it on Sunday and eat it on Monday.  Yum!

Until tomorrow...