We all Scream for Ice Cream

What’s your favorite ice cream flavor? Me, I am a chocolate kind of gal, but every now and then I let my taste buds wander. My love affair with ice cream began years ago. My maternal grandparents are Beaver people.  Every so often, I would pile into our 1974 Ford Esquire Station wagon with my six siblings, and we would hit the road with mom and dad to grandma’s house. On rare occasions, we would take the “old road” to Parowan, and we purchased ice cream cones at The Pit Stop. They were simply delicious.

Intertwined with my Parowan Pit Stop memories of ice cream are the memories of churning ice cream in my Grandma Hofheins’ ice cream freezer. As a family, we would gather in grandma’s kitchen and participate in the ritual of freezing the ice cream. It was fun as cousins by the dozens flocked to take a turn at churning, knowing there would be a big payoff.

In my later years, I ventured just two streets west of my home, and I discovered Cedar City’s Main Street. This was a huge discovery for me. Back in those days, Cedar Drug and Fernwood’s both had soda fountains. It was big business for me to take my Cowley Drug candy money and spend it on ice cream. But it proved worth it. After all, during the dog days of summer or any day really, don’t we all scream for ice cream?

Grandma Hofheins’ Homeade Ice Cream

Scald 2 quarts milk until a layer of milk forms on the top. Remove from burner, then add the following ingredients:

3 cups sugar

8 tablespoons flour

¼ teaspoon salt.

Stir until custard consistency. Let cool until room temperature and then add 4 eggs slightly beaten then add vanilla and lemon extract to your liking. Add 1 1/2 pints whipping cream, pour into the ice cream freezer, and churn.