i scream, you scream . . .

. . . we all scream for ICE CREAM!

Yup, it's that time again. National Ice Cream Day falls on the third Sunday of July, every year. It's true! You can verify the facts HERE. It's not a commercial holiday, it's a "cool off on a hot day with a sweet treat" holiday!

And in honor of this auspicious occasion, you can bet I will celebrate like this . . .

An Ice Cream Sunday, of course!

Of course, you can bet I celebrate ice cream more than once yearly!

:)

hop on over . . .

Got any plans for this evening? May I suggest you head on over, lickety-split, to the Little Pieces of My Life blog?? She's celebrating her 150th post, and she's doing so by giving away completed redwork blocks of Bunny Hill Design's SnowBound! Oh my, you all KNOW this is right up my alley!

But you really do need to hop on over there . . . she's shutting this one down soon!!!

Good luck -- to us all!!

ps -- I *did* make the homemade peach ice cream tonight. YUM!

:)

homemade ice cream . . .

Today. I will keep my leg elevated (both for the healing break *and* the spider bite). I will work on my next redwork block, Sawyer and His Pal, I will read from the latest issue of Tea Time, which came in yesterday's mail *yay!*, and I will start reading a book online, Invitation to Tea, which I found thanks to Angela McRae.

And maybe make some homemade peach ice cream. Well, probably.

More than likely.

Many years ago, probably close to seventeen, I bought a little 1-pint Donvier ice cream maker. It was fast (sometimes instant gratification is a good thing), incredibly easy, the kids could help, and it was just big enough for the three of us.

As the years passed and the kids grew older (and ate more ice cream in a serving), the Donvier got set aside and forgotten. Until recently. Since the kids are grown and gone and we're just the two of us now, we don't need a big ol' ice cream maker (and really, we don't need a whole lot of ice cream in the house to tempt us). And since space is at a premium in the RV (and the RV's freezer), it's easier to make the ice cream we occasionally want to eat.

It became apparent that it was time for the Donvier to re-appear.

I pulled it out this week to try and make a
sugar-free, low-fat vanilla ice cream.

I whipped up my five ingredients . . .

Poured the mix into the chillfast container . . .

Snapped the lid on and inserted the crank handle . . .

And I churned . . . and churned . . .

And churned a little more . . .

And in less than 20 minutes, I had a pint of ice cream!

Topped with cherry sauce and a little whipped cream . . .

Very tasty.

Okay, I will *definitely* be making some
homemade peach ice cream today!

Happy Saturday!

:)

among other things . . .

Today is happy ice cream day!! Whoohoo! Actually, in 1984, President Ronald Reagan declared July National Ice Cream Month, and the third Sunday in July as National Ice Cream Day! I knew there was a reason I liked that guy!

Baskin-Robbins, the original "31 Flavors", is celebrating the 'holiday' by retiring five of their less-favored flavors and replacing them with brand new flavors. The retiring flavors are Apple Pie a la Mode, Superfudge Truffle, Campfire S'mores, Caramel Praline Cheesecake, and French Vanilla. No word on the new flavors.

So, in honor of the occasion, sound off on ice cream! What's your favorite way to eat ice cream? In a bowl, in a sundae, on a cone, or out of the carton?!?! Do you buy it in the store, from a specialty shop, or make it homemade? What's you favorite flavor??

My current favorite flavor is Nutty Buddy. YUM!! I pick it up at my local Publix -- Purity brand -- and I eat it out of the bowl, generally speaking. Sometimes with a little whipped cream on top!

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We do have a little hand crank, no salt needed, 4-serving ice cream maker. It's fun and I've got the tub in the freezer, cold and ready, so that perhaps I can make a little sumpin' as a nod to the day!

Celebrate -- have a scoop (or two or three)!! I scream, you scream, we *all* scream for ICE CREAM!!

:)

**photo courtesy of Purity Dairies