Ice cream

Ice cream (originally iced cream) is a frozen dessert made from dairy products such as cream (or equivalents), combined with flavourings and sweeteners. This mixture is super-cooled by stirring while reducing its temperature to prevent large ice crystals from forming. Traditionally, the temperature has been reduced by placing the ice cream mixture into a container that is immersed in a mixture of crushed ice and salt. The salt allows liquid water to be below the freezing point of pure water, allowing the immersed container with cream to make better contact with the melted water/ice mixture.

External links

• The Complete Guide To Ice Cream
• Ice Cream History and "who really invented the ice cream cone?"
• Great free downloadable guide to how to make ice cream from Quamut.com
• Cooking with Chemistry, Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream
• Frozen Custard the Milwaukee Secret.
• HowStuffWorks's How Ice-Cream Works.