How to Make Ice Cream

How to Make Ice Cream

Introduction You hear the catchy music of the ice cream truck. Your mouth waters. You start running. The ice cream is only an arm's reach away. Then you remember you have no money. You can't enjoy the sweet taste of cold ice cream on a hot summer day. Or can you?

You can make your own sweet treat. That's right. You can make your own ice cream. It's really easy, and it's a lot of fun. You'll need just a few ingredients from the kitchen.

Step 1 Gather all the ingredients. Set the gallon-size, sealable plastic bag, ice cubes, and rock salt to one side. Set the smaller plastic bag, half-and- half, vanilla extract, and white sugar to the other side. You are only a few minutes away from eating homemade vanilla ice cream.

Step 2 Now, open the gallon-size plastic bag. Fill the bag more than halfway full with ice cubes. (Hint: Crack ice cubes from trays into a bowl. This will make it easier to put them in the bag without making a mess. ) Then add the rock salt to the bag. Seal the bag and set it aside.

Step 3 Next, open the pint-size plastic bag. Have a friend hold the bag open. Pour the half-and-half, vanilla, and white sugar into the bag. It might get messy if you don't have help. Once you are done putting these ingredients into the bag, seal it tightly.