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SHIVERING STRAWBERRY ICE

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If real strawberry ice cream contains way to much fat and calories for your diet, then try this light and delicious strawberry ice. It weighs in at only 55 calories per serving. 2 cups fresh strawberries 1/4 cup sugar 1/2 cup water 2 tablespoons unsweetened orange juice 2 egg whites~room temperature 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar pinch of salt Combine strawberries through orange juice in container of electric blender. and process until smooth. Pour into a medium saucepan and cook over low heat 5 minutes, stirring every now and then. Allow to cool, then pour into a mixing bowl and freeze until slushy, checking after 45 minutes. Combine egg whites with cream of tartar and salt and beat until soft peaks form. Beat strawberry mixture until fluffy and smooth. Fold in egg whites; freeze until firm. Yield: 6 servings Upon the Nipples of Julia's Breast: Have ye beheld (with much delight) A red rose peeping through a white? Or else a cherry (double graced) Within a lily? Center placed? Or eve...

NANNIE'S STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM

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When I was growing up in my grandparents home in Newland, NC, my mothers sister, Nan Vance Hamwey, made absolutely the best homemade ice cream EVER! She made a homemade custard and loaded it with fresh, ripe strawberries that we had picked ourselves, and then all the grandchildren got to take turns cranking the ice cream maker. Those where the days my friends, at the time our youth made us believe that they would never end. 2 (3 oz.) pkgs. strawberry-flavored gelatin 2 cups boiling water 2 big eggs 1 1/2 cups sugar 1 (13 oz.) can evaporated milk 6 cups whole milk 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 quart fresh strawberries~mashed Dissolve gelatin in boiling water; cool slightly then set aside. Beat eggs with an electric mixer until frothy, gradually add sugar, beating until thick. Add gelatin mixture, milk, and vanilla; mix well. Stir in strawberries. Pour mixture into freezer can of a 1-gallon hand-turned or electric ice cream freezer. Freeze according to manufacturer's directions....