This vintage homemade ice cream recipe has been made on hot summer days for over forty years by many homesteading families as a sweet treat.
Vintage Homemade Ice Cream Recipe
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2 cans evaporated milk
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2 cups sugar
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1 Tbsp. vanilla extract (even more delicious with real vanilla bean)
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6 eggs, separated
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Pinch of salt
Beat egg whites until stiff. Beat in sugar. Mix egg yolks and evaporated milk, add slowly to egg white/sugar mixture. Add vanilla, salt and fruit. Finish filling freezer can (metal bowl) with low-fat milk. Freeze as directed – Leave in freezer until frozen.
Variations: Banana Nut: 3-4 ripe bananas, mashed, plus 1/2 cup chopped pecans.
Strawberry: 1 pint fresh strawberries, chopped fine and sweetened to taste.
Peach: 5-6 ripe peaches, chopped fine, sweetened to taste.
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