Miss Parloa's Young Housekeeper / Designed Especially to Aid Beginners; Economical Receipts for Those Who Are Cooking for Two or Three

by Maria Parloa

Vanilla Ice Cream.

3 gills of milk.

1 pint of cream, generous measure.

1/2 pint of sugar.

1 tablespoonful of flour.

1 egg.

1 tablespoonful of vanilla.

Set the milk on the fire, in the double-boiler. Put the flour, half the sugar, and the unbeaten egg in a bowl, and beat until light. Stir this into the boiling milk, and cook for fifteen minutes, beating frequently. On taking from the fire, add the remainder of the sugar and the cream. Beat well, and set away to cool. When cold, add the flavor, and freeze.

Any other flavor may be substituted for vanilla. For coffee ice cream use three tablespoonfuls of the extract of coffee; for lemon, three fourths of a tablespoonful of lemon extract.