Borrowed ice cream maker - now what?

[amandaandherveg]

Ok, going to use up some of my ripe mangoes to make some ice cream.

My neighbour has just popped over with an old Salton Ice Cream Maker that belonged to her Mum but no instructions. I seem to remember that you were supposed to make up the mix, pour it into the bowls then put the whole machine in the freezer and switch it on. Is this correct or have I really lost it?

Here's the machine:

[shirlthegirl43]

Hmm, can't see much in that pic sorry. Do the bowl thingies 'slosh' if you shake them? If so, then they need to be frozen solid for about 25 hours before you start.

[amandaandherveg]

Sorry, pic was rubbish, here's another......



Pans are thin, single walled aluminium.

[Alison Adams]

I had something similar but no instructions survive now Im afraid. With mine, you froze the machines bowl/s first, then made a rich custard - proper custard with egg yolks and cream, let it cool a little then poured the cooled custard into the machine. Then, you add any extras - choc chips etc, and turn it on for maybe 20-30 mins - its stirs the custard in the frozen bowl until it sets and is quite magically, delicious ice-cream !
I wish I still had mine, Id be making some now.
Im glad I dont still have mine or Id be eating some later !

[shirlthegirl43]

I have a Salton ice-cream machine but it is nothing like that. There is a single wall container which sits inside a bucket affair. You put ice and rock salt in the gap and fill the inner container with the 'custard'. I also have a Phillips machine which requires the bowl to be frozen. Neither of these look like the one you have.

Is there a model number on it anywhere? You may be able to find instructions on the web if there is.

[amandaandherveg]

Salton Twickenham IC 470 - off to have a search.

[shirlthegirl43]

This one looks like a likely one... http://www.pickyourown.org/icecream/...del%20IC-4.pdf

[amandaandherveg]

YAAAAAAAYYYYYYY Shirl..... it does go in the freezer. Thanks so much, I'll report back, mangoes currently whizzing away in the blender.

[shirlthegirl43]

How is it going?

[amandaandherveg]

Paddles are still doing their thing in the freezer. Had a sneaky taste - yum! Used a custard based recipe, cream and pureed mango. Go the bug now - took a couple of pounds of strawbs out of the freezer to make more tomorrow.

[shirlthegirl43]

I made banana ice cream last weekend with egg yolks left when I made a pavlova and some bananas that were getting too black for anyone to want. YUMMY! I need to find a cheap source for rock salt now though.

[ginger ninger]

YUM YUM YUM...........i have wafers, and a big spoon. Home made ice cream, how fantastic is that

[shirlthegirl43]

How much hassle is the custard recipe? I can't get my head round the recipe in the book that came with my Salton machine (translated badly from French I think)

[amandaandherveg]

I used this recipe, very easy as the custard is a big cheat.

Mango Ice Cream

Ingredients

* 200 ml milk
* 3/4 - 1 cup sugar
* 2 tbsp vanilla custard powder
* 200 ml mango puree
* 200 ml thick cream
* 4 tbsp chopped pistachios
* mango cubes as desired


Directions

Mix 2 tablespoons of the milk with the custard powder in a bowl.
Boil remaining milk, when it comes to boil, add sugar.
Cook on medium heat until sugar is dissolved.
Slowly add the rest of the milk and custard powder mixture and cook until it starts to thicken. Remove from heat and leave to cool.
Combine cooled custard, mango puree and cream in a large bowl, beat well
Use Ice Cream maker as per instructions

[Hilary B]

I always make fruity ice-cream VERY fruity. That way it doesn't need the 'custard' approach, just fruit, sugar and cream.
My chocolate ice-cream doesn't have any custardy stuff either. The only heat needed is to melt the chocolate.
Maple ice-cream is custard based, but I cheat and buy the 'fresh' custard from Waitrose....