Taste of the South

Sweet Family Time

homemade ice cream is not just something you eat. It’s something you do. Sure, the kids always loved the fresh tingle of the sweet treat on the tip of their tongue, but making ice cream was a pastime at our house. And, it still is today, too. Making the ice cream is as much to be enjoyed as eating it is. Homemade ice cream is not very expensive to make, so when George and I were young in life and in our marriage, homemade ice cream was a summertime staple for dessert and a great way to make a little time pass for the kids on those dog days. I remember

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