Country Vanilla Ice Cream

I have fond memories as a child of making homemade ice cream with my family.  Of course, way back then it was a hand crank machine that my dad would work and work over to get that ice cream made.  My mother had some of the greatest recipes.  I have some of those saved in her old recipe box.  One recipe calls for a 6 pack of Nehi Orange Soda.  I am going to try that one this summer I think.   We belonged to a camping club and there were about 10 families that camped together through the summer months and we would always designate one trip as our ice cream social.  Each family would bring their freezer and all the dad's would sit around on Saturday cranking away making all kinds of vanilla, chocolate and other flavors of ice cream.  There was one memorable peach that had huge chunks of fresh fruit in it! 

This past weekend I decided we have to revive this wonderful tradition so I dug out the recipes and we made chocolate/chocolate chip and the wonderful old fashion vanilla pictured above.   It's so much easier when the electric ice cream maker does all the work!

Here is my mother's Country Vanilla Ice Cream recipe.  It's not for the faint of heart with all that cream and sugar but it's worth it!

Country Vanilla Ice Cream

5 eggs

2 1/4 cups sugar

2 cups cream

1 can condensed milk

5 tsp. vanilla 

1/2 tsp. salt

6 cups whole milk

Gradually add sugar to beaten eggs.  Continue to beat until mixture is very stiff.  Add remaining ingredients.  Mix thoroughly.  Chill about an hour.  Pour into ice cream freezer canister and freeze.  

The ice cream is nice and thick.  You can add fruit, nuts or chocolate chips.  

Red and Blue sprinkles optional for July 4th!