{"id":9583,"date":"2011-12-20T04:00:56","date_gmt":"2011-12-20T09:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ourgrandmotherskitchens.com\/?p=9583"},"modified":"2020-12-21T02:22:19","modified_gmt":"2020-12-21T07:22:19","slug":"cranberry-delight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourgrandmotherskitchens.com\/?p=9583","title":{"rendered":"Cranberry Delight"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Things have been very busy in our household, not\u00a0entirely in a good way. My mother (who appears with me on the masthead of this blog) passed away just after a week ago, followed by the cat. Both were very old, and both died very peacefully. Nevertheless, the house is startlingly quiet, and I have a bit too much to do.<\/span><\/p>\n

Consequently I am DEFINITELY in the mood for a little Christmas cheer \u2026 and this recipe fits the bill. I love cranberries. The idea for making ice cream with them came to me in a dream. I need more dreams like this one! I wanted to use cones for making ice cream, and if you want you can tell me what snow cone cups do you use<\/a>, so that I can take ideas.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

My family tried the recipe over Thanksgiving, not on Thanksgiving Day (because my\u00a0relatives\u00a0are\u00a0fixated on\u00a0pie on Thanksgiving) but later in the weekend.<\/span><\/p>\n

My nephew Michael was not at all sure he really wanted to churn ice cream, but we had no choice. My electric ice-cream maker was missing a critical part so we got out the old hand cranker.<\/span><\/p>\n

It took a while \u2026 but even Michael decided that the result was more than worthwhile. I do not exaggerate when I say that moans filled the room as we ate.<\/span><\/p>\n

In fact, this is one of the last treats my mother enjoyed.<\/span><\/p>\n

Feel free to experiment with the recipe. I almost added a little orange rind to the mixture. I\u2019m not sure the ice cream could taste any better than it did, however.<\/span><\/p>\n

Merry Christmas to all!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Cranberry Swirl Ice Cream<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Ingredients:<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

for the ice cream:<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

1-1\/2 cups milk
\n4 egg yolks
\n2\/3 cups sugar
\n1-1\/2 cups heavy cream
\n2 teaspoons vanilla
\n1 pinch salt<\/span><\/p>\n

for the cranberry swirl:<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

1 cup water
\n1 cup sugar
\n12 ounces cranberries<\/span><\/p>\n

Instructions:<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

First, make your ice-cream base. Heat the milk until it is steamy but not boiling. In a separate bowl, whisk together the egg yolks and sugar until the mixture is thick and light yellow (about 4 minutes).<\/span><\/p>\n

Whisk a bit of the hot milk into the egg mixture. Then whisk more, up to about 1\/2 or 3\/4 cup. Whisk the milky egg yolks into the remaining milk.<\/span><\/p>\n

Cook over medium heat until the custard begins to thicken but does not boil (about 2 to 3 minutes on my gas stove!).<\/span><\/p>\n

Remove the custard from the heat, and strain it into a heatproof bowl or pot. Cool thoroughly.<\/span><\/p>\n

As it starts to cool make the cranberry sauce. (It\u2019s basically jellied cranberry sauce, but avoid using the canned stuff if possible.)<\/span><\/p>\n

In a medium saucepan combine the water and sugar and bring them to a boil. Add the cranberries, and return the mixture to a boil. Reduce the heat, and boil the sauce for 10 more minutes. (If it gets too fuzzy, add a tiny bit of butter.)<\/span><\/p>\n

Remove the sauce from the heat, and push it through a stainless-steel strainer. You\u2019ll end up with about 1-1\/2 cups of sauce and a small amount of solid matter; you may discard the latter.<\/span><\/p>\n

Cool the sauce, covered, at room temperature; then refrigerate it until you are ready to make the ice cream.<\/span><\/p>\n

When that time comes, use a mixer or whisk to break up the jellied cranberry sauce into a thick liquid (instead of a solid). Measure out 1 cup. You may reserve the rest to put on top of your ice cream if you want extra cranberry flavor.<\/span><\/p>\n

Go back to your ice-cream base and whisk in the cream, vanilla, and salt. Place this mixture in your ice-cream freezer and begin the churning process.<\/span><\/p>\n

When the ice cream looks about ready, add the cup of cranberry sauce and continue churning just until you have a pleasing swirled effect. Serve immediately.<\/span><\/p>\n

This recipe makes a little more than a quart of ice cream.<\/span><\/p>\n

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By the way, if you find yourself in need of my Pudding Hollow Cookbook<\/em> to give as a Christmas gift (or to use yourself over Christmas), never fear: copies are DEFINITELY available. If you order by Wednesday noon and live in the continental U.S., the book\u00a0should arrive by December 24. To order, click here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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