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[Lucidlemondrop Profile]

Now I would have to say NO to bacon ice cream....

That is just plain gross.....

[Torofamily Profile]

Bacon Ice Cream
About ¾ qt (¾l)

I loved the salty taste of bacon with brown sugar, but I'm also going to be folding bits of candy bacon into Coffee Ice Cream in the future. Or maybe get really crazy and try little bits in a batch of Avocado Ice Cream.

If you don't have half-and-half, simply mix together heavy cream and whole milk in equal proportions. I'm not sure about dairy alternatives, but since this doesn't fall into the vegan category, I think this time I'm off the hook. ; )


For the candied bacon;
5 strips bacon
about 2 tablespoons light brown sugar

For the ice cream custard:
3 tablespoons (45g) salted butter
¾ cup (packed) brown sugar (170g), light or dark (you can use either)
2¾ (675ml) cup half-and-half
5 large egg yolks
2 teaspoons dark rum or whiskey
¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
optional: ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon


1. To candy the bacon, preheat the oven to 400F (200C).


2. Lay the strips of bacon on a baking sheet lined with a silicone mat or aluminum foil, shiny side down.


3. Sprinkle 1½-2 teaspoons of brown sugar evenly over each strip of bacon, depending on length.


4. Bake for 12-16 minutes. Midway during baking, flip the bacon strips over and drag them through the dark, syrupy liquid that's collected on the baking sheet. Continue to bake until as dark as mahogany. Remove from oven and cool the strips on a wire rack.


5. Once crisp and cool, chop into little pieces, about the size of grains of rice.

(Bacon bits can be stored in an airtight container and chilled for a day or so, or stored in the freezer a few weeks ahead.)


6. To make the ice cream custard, melt the butter in a heavy, medium-size saucepan. Stir in the brown sugar and half of the half-and-half. Pour the remaining half-and-half into a bowl set in an ice bath and set a mesh strainer over the top.


7. In a separate bowl, stir together the egg yolks, then gradually add some of the warm brown sugar mixture to them, whisking the yolks constantly as you pour. Pour the mixture back into the saucepan.


8. Cook over low to moderate heat, constantly stirring and scraping the bottom with a heatproof spatula, until the custard thickens enough to coat the spatula.


9. Strain the custard into the half-and-half, stirring over the ice bath, until cool. Add liquor, vanilla and cinnamon, if using.


10. Refrigerate the mixture. Once thoroughly chilled, freeze in your ice cream maker according to the manufacturer's instructions. Add the bacon bits during the last moment of churning, or stir them in when you remove the ice cream from the machine.

BACON!!!!

[Svaha Profile Website]

Thanks to all of you who are loyal to DTV and what we are building here as time goes on.

If I came across as defensive in my last post it is because I am.

Everyone thinks they can do so much more and if you knew how much time and effort we are putting into this you would likely be frustrated too!

I for one do not like seeing people on here I have grown to know even if liked or not..........I don't like seeing them hurt.................and the more we delete the more posts appear..........

I don't like admitting weakness............but right now we are limited................this won't always be the case..................

For what it's worth, I think you did well.
Though nothing is personal and many know that energy flows where attention goes, these things happen from time to time.

[Spock Profile]

Bacon Ice Cream

Hmmm? Fascinating!

[Lucidlemondrop Profile]

Thanks to all of you who are loyal to DTV and what we are building here as time goes on.

If I came across as defensive in my last post it is because I am.

Everyone thinks they can do so much more and if you knew how much time and effort we are putting into this you would likely be frustrated too!

I for one do not like seeing people on here I have grown to know even if liked or not..........I don't like seeing them hurt.................and the more we delete the more posts appear..........

I don't like admitting weakness............but right now we are limited................this won't always be the case..................

For what it's worth, I think you did well.
Though nothing is personal and many know that energy flows where attention goes, these things happen from time to time.

Wisdom from you as usual......to make it personal is a big mistake...

I did that for a minute...(a long minute) and when I released that it became much easier to be tolerant.......

I was just reminded of that saying about where the energy goes in that movie "The Missing" today........

Tommy Lee Jones is asked which about the two dogs inside him fighting and which one will win and he replies "the one I feed" of course in his case the Indian who asked the question then told him the two dogs are fighting each other and they would kill him......so maybe that isn't such a good example!

Thanks for saying I did okay.....We are all in this together after all!

@Toro.....

No one in their right mind wants the bacon ice cream recipe already!

Stop it or I will tell Dr. Jones what you are up to!

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Last night I noticed a huge cloud circle around the moon, it wasn't up close like a Halo, but a huge circle.................

And what did I think of? Fricken DTV and punch clouds!

lol same here! do you live in Missouri?

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Last night I noticed a huge cloud circle around the moon, it wasn't up close like a Halo, but a huge circle.................

And what did I think of? Fricken DTV and punch clouds!

lol same here! do you live in Missouri?

Yeah!

You saw it too?

Cool, and that you noticed......

[Bahb3 Profile]

Yeah, I was walking my dog. I even tried to take a picture but my phone camera sucks.

[Lucidlemondrop Profile]

Yeah, I was walking my dog. I even tried to take a picture but my phone camera sucks.

Well, you were that guy walking down the street with his head looking up fiddling with something while the dog peed in my yard!

Busted.......

Just kidding.......I am glad there are so many of us looking up.....I also considered pics, but I don't take them very well.......

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Taken last night. As the snow storm moved in, it was preceded by high altitude ice crystals which created a 22-degree halo around the moon. My widest-angle lens couldn’t encompass the whole thing, so this is ham-handedly stitched together from two separate shots. Note Orion in lower left, Pleiades in lower right.

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