Farmer Boy Recipe - Ozarks Blackberry Ice Cream

What happens in the Ozarks in July?  Well, I don't know about everybody else, but for me - my tame, Jumbo Blackberries begin to ripen.  What do I do with ripe blackberries?  That's a "NO-BRAINER"!  So, here's the recipe:

Ingredients: *Note: You'll need an Ice Cream Freezer to make this.

• 8 Cups (about 1/2 gal.) - Blackberries (washed & dried)  (see the rest of the directions)
• 1 1/2 Cups - Whole Milk
• 1 1/2 Cups - Buttermilk
• 6 Cups - Heavy Cream (Whipping Cream)
• 2 Cups - Sugar
• 2 - large Eggs (lightly beaten)
• 1/2 Tablespoon - Lemon Juice
• 1 Tablespoon - Vanilla

Directions:

Thoroughly wash the berries.  Place them in a large bowl to dry.  Pour off the excess liquid.  Cover with the lemon juice.  Add 1/4 to 1/2 Cups of sugar and gently mix.  Cover the bowl and let it sit in the refrigerator.  Place the milks in a large saucepan & scald.  Let it cool down, then add the beaten eggs (be sure to temper them, by adding some of the warm milk to the eggs in a separate bowl and then add the eggs to the milk).  Add the cream, sugar and salt and bring to a simmer for at least 2 minutes.  Remove the pan to cool and place it in the refrigerator for anywhere up to 2 hours.

Combine the berries and the liquids.  Add the mixture to your machine & crank away!  Remove the ice cream to containers and place in the freezer to harden - it takes about 3 hours - but it is well worth the wait!  Makes about a gallon of rich, luscious, "to-die-for" ice cream!

If you don't live here, in the Ozarks and don't have Ozarks blackberries - I feel sorry for you.  You might try visiting here and talking me out of some.  (Fat Chance!) :)

Watch for more blackberry recipes later in the year.  If this recipe sounds good to you and you prepare it, please let me know by leaving a comment.  Thanks.  The Old Man in the Bib Overalls

"In the Ozark hills, neglected ground will grow up to wild blackberry briars, loaded with fruit in season.  As the shiftless old farmer said, 'Anyone can raise blackberries if he ain't too durned lazy.' "   Laura Ingalls Wilder