Ginger Ice Cream

Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The New Vegetarian

By Colin Spencer

Published 1986

  • About

Ice cream is best when freshly made and eaten within 2-3 days of making. Rest it at room temperature for 30 minutes before serving it scattered with fresh raspberries or chopped preserved stem ginger. Eat with thin ginger biscuits.

Ingredients

  • 600 ml/1 pint/ cups milk
  • 4 eggs

Method

Heat the milk until almost boiling. Gradually add the sugar to the eggs. When smooth, place the bowl over a pan of simmering water. Pour on the hot milk, beating steadily with a wire whisk as it cooks. When it thickens very slightly (in about 10 minutes), and just coats the back of a wooden spoon, remove the bowl and stand it in cold water, stirring often. When merely warm, remove the bowl, sti