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DL Denise Landis Denise Landis is the founder & CEO of The Cook's Cook. One of the happiest memories of my childhood is hearing the tinkling melody of the Good Humor ice cream truck coming down our block. A chant of my childhood was "Ice cream, ice cream, we all scream for ice cream." Little girl, aged two, in a dress, sweater, and Mary-Janes and socks, eating a messy ice cream cone.Denise Landis, aged two, eating an ice cream cone. Sheet music cover for I Scream for Ice Cream1927 Sheet Music Cover by Irving Politzer I lived in a New York City apartment building but we could hear the ice cream truck up on the sixth floor. There would be a flurry of begging for change, then we kids would race downstairs. I liked Creamsicles, with their frozen orange juice exteriors and vanilla ice cream centers. In later years, there was the Mister Softee Ice Cream truck, and when no truck was in sight our parents would often take us to the Carvel store across the street, where my delight was a vanilla cone dipped in melted chocolate that instantly turned into a hard shell. "I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for Ice Cream," a song first published in 1927, by Howard Johnson, Billy Moll, and Robert King, stems from a commercial slogan for the I-Scream bar now known as the Eskimo Pie. Ice Cream on Credit When I was thirteen, we moved uptown, and ice cream was still summer's best treat. By the entrance to the park down the street was an ice cream cart, always there summer after summer, and always seemingly run by the same college student. Those were the days of getting ice cream "on credit." If we were caught without money, we'd ask "Can I get it on credit?" and we'd hold up whatever precious possession we had to leave as collateral. Skate keys, jackets, balls, frisbees. The answer was nearly always yes, and we'd return with the money later that day or on the next. It wouldn't have occurred to us to cheat; it was a transaction taken seriously. Home Made When I was an adult and working as a professional recipe tester for the New York Times, I began making my own ice cream. First was the ice cream maker that required freezing a tub of sealed liquid, then inserting it into a holder with a handle on top that had to be hand-cranked. The next step up was a a similar model that had an electric crank. It made a scant quart of ice cream, worked well, but was good for only one use before the tub needed to be refrozen for some hours. When I discovered ice cream makers with compressors, I'd reached ice cream Nirvana. No freezing is needed, and the machine can produce batch after batch with no waiting. While one batch of custard (ice cream base) is chilling in the fridge, the next can be assembled. It opens a world of experimentation because little risk is involved. Crumble in cookies, combine strawberries and pink peppercorns, freeze yogurt, try various iterations of dairy-free frozen treats. A couple of the oddest ice cream flavors I made - Lima Bee, and Peanut Butter and Pickle - were recipes sent to me by the New York Times for testing. An Ice Cream Story, Strange But True My husband and I went on a short vacation to the mountains in another state. I won't name names to avoid embarrassing anyone. We ate in a lovely small restaurant, owned by a married couple, where I had an unusual ice cream flavored with hot peppers. This was before there was much experimentation with ice cream flavors, and I loved the combination of sweet and hot. About a year later I was writing an article about ice cream for the New York Times, and I decided to ask the restaurant for their recipe. I looked up the name of the restaurant and saw that it was for sale. I called the restaurant and reached the husband of the couple. I began by saying how much I had enjoyed their restaurant and was sorry to see that it was for sale. "No it's not," he said, surprised. "Yes, it is," I said, feeling silly. I began to read the ad to him with all its details. Yes, he said, yes yes. Yes. It was an ad for his restaurant, now apparently up for sale by his wife. I ended the conversation quickly. And wrote my own recipe for sweet-hot ice cream, wishing them well.A slotted spoon. Habanero Ice Cream Recipe Print This Recipe Satisfy your cravings with homemade habanero ice cream. This recipe has the perfect balance of heat and sweetness. When a recipe is "secret," it's time to experiment at home. If spicy is not your thing, try the sweet homemade Strawberry Ice Cream with Honeycomb Candy recipe. * Prep Time: 25 minutes, plus 4 hours or overnight refrigeration, and freezing time * Servings Yield: 1 liter (1 generous quart) Ingredients * 198 grams (1 cup) granulated sugar * 6 large egg yolks * Pinch of salt * 473 ml (2 cups) heavy cream * 355 ml (1-1/2 cups) whole milk * 1 teaspoon vanilla paste or half a vanilla bean, scraped * Half a red or green habanero pepper (with seeds) Preparation 1. In a large mixing bowl, combine the sugar, egg yolks, and salt; set aside. Combine the heavy cream, milk, vanilla, and habanero pepper in a large saucepan. Place the pan over medium heat and bring to a simmer, then remove from heat. 2. Whisk the egg yolk mixture until blended. While whisking vigorously, gradually add a ladleful of the hot milk mixture. Whisk the egg mixture back into the saucepan containing the milk mixture. Return the pan to low heat and stir constantly with a wooden spoon until the mixture is thick enough to coat the back of the spoon, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a heatproof bowl, and set in an ice water bath until cool, about 10 minutes. Pour through a fine mesh strainer into a container. Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or overnight. 3. Freeze in an ice cream maker according to the manufacturer's instructions. Serve immediately for slightly soft ice cream, or scrape into a covered container and freeze until solid. See More: * breakfast & brunch * desserts & sweets * habanero * ice cream * peppers * Sweets * vegetarian DL Denise Landis Denise Landis had been employed as an archeologist for seven years before a food editor hired her to test some recipes from a cookbook manuscript. This short stint led to longer assignments, and two years later she began testing recipes for the New York Times. She has been a professional recipe tester and editor for over 25 years, is the author of a New York Times cookbook, and has written for numerous publications. She is a member of the New York Chapter of Les Dames d' Escoffier. Read more from Denise Landis The Cook's Cook A Community of Cooks, Food Writers & Recipe Testers * About * Advertise * Privacy Policy * Submission Guidelines Connect With Us * * * * (c)2024 The Cook's Cook LLC ^ Search [ ] Foodeos Introducing Foodeos Video Sharing Click here to Learn More