Ask Dr. Universe: How do I make ice cream? In a bag!

ice-cream-in-a-bagPULLMAN, Wash. – It just so happens that July is National Ice Cream Month. To celebrate, I decided to whip up some homemade ice cream. You can try it at home, too.

Put milk, sugar, and vanilla into a freezer bag and seal it up tight. Fill another gallon freezer bag with ice and rock salt. Place the liquid mix bag inside the ice bag and give it a good long shake. Some scientists might call this part “agitating.”

Dr-Universe-230After five minutes or so, you’ll notice the liquid mix in your bag becomes solid. Then you can dig in with a spoon. Find all the instructions for Ice Cream-in-a-Bag here.

After making my own homemade tuna-flavored ice cream, I decided to take a trip to the Washington State University Creamery to see how the professionals make ice cream for Ferdinand’s Ice Cream Shoppe.

Read all of this answer from Dr. Universe at https://askdruniverse.wsu.edu/2016/07/07/ice-cream-made/.

 

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