Wash the figs, cut off the stem ends, and cut in quarters into a non-corroding saucepan. Add the water and cook slowly until very tender, about 20 minutes, stirring often. The cooking time will depend on the variety of fig you are using and how thick the skin is. Coarsely chop the figs in a […]

Dissolve gelatin in boiling water. Add ice cream by spoonfuls, stir until melted. You can either layer oranges and mixture in 6-cup bowl or spread mix in 9×13″ and put oranges on top. Refrigerate until set.

SNAP ICE CREAM: Stir 1 cup coarsely broken gingersnaps or chocolate wafers into vanilla ice cream. COFFEE-RUM ICE CREAM: Melt 1/2 cup chocolate-rum wafers over hot water- add APPLE-SURPRISE ICE CREAM: Mix 1/2 cup canned applesauce, 1 tablesp. lemon juice, and 1/4 teasp. cinnamon. Swirl, in streaks, through vanilla ice cream. BERRY SWIRL: With fork, […]

Combine sugar and sater; cook and stir till mixture boils. Cook to soft ball stage (235~). Add mint leaves; cook about 10 minutes longer. Remove from heat; strain. Add corn syrup; let cool. Add remaining ingredients; freeze in hand-turned or electric ice cream freezer. Let ripen. Makes 2 quarts.

Line bottom and sides of 8″ springform pan with ladyfingers, cutting to fit. Dissolve coffee in water. Cool. Crush 4 candy bars, careful not to smash. Combine with coffee and softened ice cream. Spoon mixture into pan and freeze until firm. Whip cream with cream de cacao until stiff. Spread over frozen ice cream mixture. […]

Chill chocolate chips, then chop as fine as possible. Add to ice crea mix before freezing. For mocha chip ice cream, add chocolate chips to Coffee Ice Cream recipe.

Reserve 1/4 cup crushed cookies for topping. In large bowl combine remaining crushed cookies and margarine; mix well. Press lightly in bottom of 13 x 9-inch pan. Refrigerate 10-15 minutes. Spread half of the ice cream in prepared pan. Spoon pie filling over ice cream layer. Top pie filling with remaining ice cream; sprinkle with […]

Using sharp knife, cut the candy bars into 1/2 inch chunks. You should have about 1 cup. Place the chunks in a bowl, cover, and freeze. Whisk the eggs in a mixing bowl until light and fluffy, 1 to 2 minutes. Whisk in the sugar, a little at a time, then continue whisking until completely […]

Cut cake into 1/3″ slices and halve each slice diagonally. You will have triangular pieces of cake. Line bottom of 9″ springform pan with cake, filling in any spaces by cutting some slices into small pieces. Spread half the ice cream over cake. Freeze until firm, about 1 hour. Spread half the fudge topping over […]

In a kettle of boiling water blanch the peaches for 1 minute and transfer them to a bowl of ice and water to stop the cooking. Peel and pit the peaches and in a food processor or blender puree them. In a large bowl stir together the sugar, the milk, and the cream, stirring until […]