Max! That was absolutely fascinating! Do you have real hands-on experience of
making
icecream in that
way?
Jewel
On Mon, 28 Aug 2006, Max Robinson wrote:
> Hi Jewel.
>
> Since no one else has explained ice cream salt, I'll do it. The old way of
> making ice cream at home, before refrigerators, was to use a device
> consisting of a can held inside a wooden bucket. The can was held at the
> bottom by a cone shaped piece of metal that fit into a matching depression
> in the bottom of the can. This would allow the can to turn freely. At the
> top the can was supported by a crank and gear mechanism that rotated the can
> when the crank was turned. The can held the ice cream mix, the liquid form
> before it was frozen. Inside the can was a paddle for stirring the liquid
> so it would freeze evenly not in crystals. In some freezers the paddle was
> held stationary while the can turned around. In one we once owned the
> paddle actually turned the opposite way as the can. The paddle had a shaft
> the extended through a hole in the top and engaged the crank mechanism. The
> finely ground ice goes around the can inside the wooden bucket. The rock
> salt goes in with the ice and has the effect of lowering the freezing point
> of water so the ice and salt water mixture is colder than 0 degrees Celsius.
> There is a drain hole in the bucket below the level of the top of the can to
> keep salt from getting into, and ruining, the ice cream. So after it's all
> put together the cranking is started by the children because it's very easy
> to turn at first. As the ice cream begins to freeze it gets harder to turn
> and the process is finished by the men of the family. When the strongest
> man can't turn it anymore the top is removed and a substance that surpasses
> the nectar of the Gods is scooped out and bowls are passed around. The
> freezing and eating are one continuous ritual which is best performed by a
> large extended family with lots of children, pretty women and strong men.
>
> Regards.
>
> Max. K 4 O D S.
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>> Ice cream salt? whatever is that? another quaint name for rock perhaps,
>> but what the
>> connection might be defeats me!
>>
>> Jewel
>>
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>> Sent: Monday, August 28, 2006 12:55 PM
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>> You might want to try mixing water, salt and vinegar. Ice cream salt would
>> be more effective than table salt.
>> The thing to remember is when to apply the mixture. If it is very dry the
>> weeds and so forth have their pours closed to conserve moisture so the
>> weed
>> killer you apply just will not be effective. Apply the mixture when the
>> dew
>> is high because the weeds and grasses have their pours open to absorb as
>> much moisture as possible.
>> Unfortunately this salt/vinegar/water mixture will kill good and bad
>> grasses, weeds and such alike.
>> A good cup of ice cream salt in a quart of water plus a quart of vinegar
>> should do the job.
>> Dad...
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>> Does any one know of a good weed killer that want hurt pets?
>>
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