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Sweets/Treats Tea Ice Cream

tea ice cream
(from The Kentucky Housewife, by Lettice Bryan, 1839)

Ingredients:

2 tbsp. good tea​
boiling water​
1 quart sweet cream​
8 eggs yolks​

Instructions:

Put two tablespoonsfuls of good tea in a tea pot, pour on enough boiling water to cover it, and let it stand for half an hour to infuse. Stir into a quart of sweet cream the beaten yolks of eight eggs, and simmer it slowly till it becomes thick. Having strained the tea, stir it into the cream, and cool and freeze it as directed.​


This Tea Ice Cream recipe is from "The Kentucky Housewife" by Lettice Bryan, 1839. Thought it was an usual ice cream but might be worth a try.
 
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This Tea Ice Cream recipe is from "The Kentucky Housewife" by Lettice Bryan, 1839. Thought it was an usual ice cream but might be worth a try.

Put two tablespoonsfuls of good tea in a tea pot, pour on enough boiling water to cover it, and let it stand for half an hour to infuse. Stir into a quart of sweet cream the beaten yolks of eight eggs, and simmer it slowly till it becomes thick. Having strained the tea, stir it into the cream, and cool and freeze it as directed.
In the past ten years or so Green Tea Ice Cream has been gain in popularity.it will never replace vanilla but it does give you another flavor choice.
 
In my local Stop & Shop I've seen Haagen Dazs makes a pint of green tea ice cream. I've never tried it, but it did peak my interest as I do love tea infused desserts. Might have to give it a try.

Green Tea Ice Cream

Ingredients -
  • 2 cups heavy cream
  • 1 cup whole milk
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 6 large eggs
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 2 tablespoons match (powdered Japanese green tea)
  • Special equipment: an ice cream maker
Directions - http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/green-tea-ice-cream-106762

This recipe unfortunately calls for an ice cream maker - does anyone actually own one? Could you make it without the maker and just freeze it directly?
 
tea ice cream
(from The Kentucky Housewife, by Lettice Bryan, 1839)

Ingredients:

2 tbsp. good tea​
boiling water​
1 quart sweet cream​
8 eggs yolks​

Instructions:

Put two tablespoonsfuls of good tea in a tea pot, pour on enough boiling water to cover it, and let it stand for half an hour to infuse. Stir into a quart of sweet cream the beaten yolks of eight eggs, and simmer it slowly till it becomes thick. Having strained the tea, stir it into the cream, and cool and freeze it as directed.​


This Tea Ice Cream recipe is from "The Kentucky Housewife" by Lettice Bryan, 1839. Thought it was an usual ice cream but might be worth a try.
I'll bet this would be good with a flavored tea.
 
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