Commissary Highlights 1978 - 1985
I Scream, You Scream, We all Scream, for Ice Cream
Ice Cream was once an exotic delicacy known only to the nobility. The ingredients, fresh cream, cane sugar and eggs were the delight of kings. The Arabs have been making ice cream and sherberts (from the Arabic sharab) since the 9th Century. (See Aramco World, September-October 1978.) Now, fortunately, everyone can enjoy this treat. Since Domo Cream was introduced into our Commissaries this spring, homemade ice cream has become the latest craze. The following proven recipes were contributed by Dhahran’s Champion Ice Cream Maker.
Basic Vanilla Recipe: Yield ½ gallon
3 cartons Domo whipping cream (1 carton equals ¾ cup cream)
1 to 1 ½ cups milk
1 cup granulated sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Mix all in maker container with wooden spoon or rubber spatula. Freeze as directed on maker.
Maple Nut:
Basic vanilla recipe then:
Omit vanilla; add 1 tablespoon maple flavor; 1 ½ cups chopped walnuts
Chocolate:
3 cartons Domo whipping cream
1 can Hersheys chocolate syrup
½ cup milk
Coffee:
Basic vanilla recipe then:
Omit vanilla; add 3 tablespoons instant coffee; ½ teaspoon coffee extract (if available).
Mocha:
Mocha here means coffee plus chocolate. The word Mocha comes from the port of North Yemen which for centuries was one of the worlds leading exporters of coffee.
3 cartons Domo whipping cream
1 cup Hersheys Chocolate Syrup (1/2 can)
1 cup Milk
3 tablespoons instant coffee
Any Fruit – frozen or canned sugar pack:
3 cartons Domo whipping cream
2 cups fruit mashed or pureed in blender
2 teaspoons vanilla –
Add to ½ cup sugar to taste, depending on amount of sugar in fruit
When making any fruit ice cream, if you have flavor of fruit, omit the vanilla extract and use ½ teaspoon of fruit flavor extract.
Any Fruit – frozen or canned in water pack:
3 cartons Domo whipping cream
2 cups fruit mashed or pureed
1 cup sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
When making any fruit ice cream, if you have flavor of fruit, omit the vanilla extract and use ½ teaspoon of fruit flavor extract.
Note: All mixes should be tasted before freezing for:
1. Sweetness; 2. Flavor correction – extracts might need increasing depending on the brand used.