Nailing Jello

A jumble sale of the many different areas of interest that define my life. You never know what you may find here, treasures or trash, but at least the price is right!

So, Here we are!

I love to write! I used to be the type of person that would write a 5 page letter about daily events, even when nothing was happening--and that was in the days when we wrote letters with a pen and paper! I was brimming with fresh outlook and creative ideas. I had to keep a notebook by the bed because my creative muse would wake me in the middle of the night prattling excitedly about a great story, invention, or just a good joke.

Unfortunately, over the past decade, I have become so wrapped up in a quest for survival that the muse was bound, gagged and tossed into the closet.

Well, I've decided to go get her, if she hasn't already gotten loose and wandered off somewhere, and set her free: and this blog will (hopefully) be her playground.

Since my daily life is now more uneventful than ever, I think that I will not usually be posting on what I am actually doing, I do that on Facebook. Instead, I hope to write articles, just little sprints for my muse, perhaps preparing her for a marathon some day. These articles may cover any topic of interest to me, so see my profile if you would like to know what those interests are.

Since my muse has spent years tied up in the closet of my mind, she may have some good suggestions as to how to organize the stuff in there, tidy it up and clear it out!

Thank you for visiting, I hope that you will find a bit of treasure in the jumble sale of my mental closet.


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Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Heart Attack Special


One of the best perks of living on a dairy farm is that we get to enjoy the health benefits of raw milk and home made cheese, yogurt and ice cream! I have always loved ice cream but I have to say that I had a traitors heart when it came to homemade ice cream...I preferred store bought because it was so much creamier than homemade. Well, after years of working on my own modifications to the homemade ice cream recipe that I started out with I finally arrived at a recipe that I really love: I call it "Heart Attack Special" because my "secret ingredient" for creamier ice cream is (drum roll) -- more cream! That's right, plain and simple, more cream:

Ultra Rich Ice cream

12 egg yolks
3 cups sugar
3 T. corn starch
4 packets Knox unflavored gelatin
1 gallon of cream
3 T. vanilla
pinch of salt


Mix the sugar with the cornstarch. Blend in egg yolks then add cream. Dissolve the gelatin into about 1/4 c. hot boiling water and stir into the cream mixture then add the other ingredients.

Heat slowly on low heat until almost boiling, stirring constantly. Cool completely in fridge before trying to freeze it. Follow the directions on your ice cream maker for churning.

For Chocolate ice cream: mix 1/2 cup of cocoa powder in with the sugar before adding anything else. Proceed as directed above.

Enjoy!
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