National Ice Cream Month

by Amy Notarius  Rowan Public Library

July is National Ice Cream Month and it’s not too late to celebrate. Check out ‘Sweet Cream and Sugar Cones’ from Rowan Public Library. Pastry chefs Anne Walker and Kris Hoogerhyde founded Bi-Rite Creamery in San Francisco after making ice cream for another restaurant for several years. Bi-Rite sells more than half a million scoops of ice cream a year, all hand made in small batches in a single ice cream machine. 

Their focus has always been on making ice cream with intense flavors; and the recipes they share here are sure to make your mouth water, from the traditional chocolate, vanilla, and cookies and cream, to the more exotic honey lavender and caramelized banana. 

Hoogerhyde and Walker start out with detailed, step by step descriptions of the techniques you’ll need for the four types of frozen desserts included here—ice cream, sorbets, granitas, and ice pops--then move on to the individual recipes.  You will need an ice cream machine, but beyond that you probably have everything already. Recipes for sugar cones and toppings like hot fudge and almond toffee are also included (You can even make your own marshmallows!)

These chefs love making a product that makes people smile (This isn’t the fudge ripple you eat by the pint at midnight after yet another blind date). Making ice cream at home is special and fun, because you’re probably making it to share, and you can adapt the recipes as you like or even invent your own. The possibilities are endless. So stop by Rowan Public Library and treat yourself today.