Summer Peach Ice Cream

Summer for us is a time of plenty. Everything is baring its fruit. So the trick is...how to preserve the excess for the months of no fruit. We have PEACH orchards and we have begun to pick the fruit. In my opinion the best fruit is a little later in the season. And so I wait, to bottle the varieties that we love. Each year the number of bottles of PEACHES that I put up increases, my kids are getting bigger! The past few years I have done 100 bottles and have always run out before the next crop is ready. Today I thought that PEACH Ice Cream sounded yummy and so I went to the pantry to get a couple of quarts of PEACHES, and discovered that we only have a few bottles left....just in time! I am excited to begin bottling in the next month, it will be nice to have a supply again.
Summer Peach Ice Cream, is amazing! It is very simple to make and you can use either fresh or bottled PEACHES. I have made it with both, can't really say which I like better. The Boy says that this is the best ice cream he has ever tasted (in is 15 years).

Summer Peach Ice Cream

2 1/2 lbs. peaches, peeled and chopped or

2 qts. of drained peaches

1 c. white sugar

1 pint half-n-half

1 can sweetened condensed milk

1 can evaporated milk

1 t. vanilla

2 c. whole milk

Puree peaches, sugar and half -n-half in food processor. I usually do this in two batches, it will spill over if you do not. Pour into large bowl and add other ingredients. Chill in refrigerator for at least 1 hour. Freeze in ice cream freezer to manufactures directions. I use a counter top freezer and this recipe makes two batches. Call the family together, and ENJOY!

I Love "Cherry Garcia" Ice Cream

I can most certainly remember the first time I tasted "Cherry Garcia" Ice Cream by Ben and Jerry's. I loved it the moment I tasted it. I was in Chicago, at the Navy Pier, walking through the shops on a very hot day enjoying a scoop of the wonderful, cooling treat. So when cherry harvest began in my little town....that was the first thing that came to mind, "Cherry Garcia" Ice Cream. It took making it 3 times to get the recipe just right. A little cood coloring makes it pretty, but the real deal is almost white..you decide. 2 c. heavy cream

1 c. milk

1 c. c. white sugar

1 T. vanilla

1 T. cherry extract

1/2 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips, chopped

2 c. fresh cherries, pits removed and cut into half

5 drops red food coloring (optional)

Combine cream, milk and sugar. Mix until sugar is dissolved. Stir in vanilla, cherry extract and cherries.

Chill for one hour before freezing in ice cream freezer. Pour into ice cream freezer and churn according to freezer directions.

*I have a counter top ice cream freezer that I love and it works great with this recipe.

Just another yummy use for the farm version of "Cherry Garcia." Chocolate Chip Cherry Garcia Ice Cream Sandwich. Wow! Indulge and Enjoy!