
The meaning of the name "ice cream" varies from one country to another. Fruity sorbets or sherbets are not ice creams but are often available in ice cream shops. Frozen yoghurt, or "froyo", is similar to ice cream but uses yoghurt and can be lower in fat. Banana "nice cream" is a 100% fruit-based vegan alternative. Ice creams made from cow's milk alternatives, such as goat's or sheep's milk, or milk substitutes (e.g., soy, cashew, coconut, almond milk, or tofu), are available for those who are lactose intolerant, allergic to dairy protein, or vegan. Soft serve is softer and is often served at amusement parks and fast-food restaurants in America. Frozen custard is a type of rich ice cream. Ice cream may be served with other desserts-such as cake or pie-or used as an ingredient in cold dishes-like ice cream floats, sundaes, milkshakes, and ice cream cakes-or in baked items such as Baked Alaska. Ice cream may be served in dishes, eaten with a spoon, or licked from edible wafer ice cream cones held by the hands as finger food. It becomes more malleable as its temperature increases. The result is a smooth, semi-solid foam that is solid at very low temperatures (below 2 ☌ or 35 ☏). It can also be made by whisking a flavoured cream base and liquid nitrogen together. The mixture is cooled below the freezing point of water and stirred to incorporate air spaces and prevent detectable ice crystals from forming. Food colouring is sometimes added in addition to stabilizers. Shake up juice, simple syrup, vodka and ice in a shaker until cold.Ice cream is a frozen dessert typically made from milk or cream that has been flavoured with a sweetener, either sugar or an alternative, and a spice, such as cocoa or vanilla, or with fruit, such as strawberries or peaches. If you have leftover cherry juice, you can make the following cocktail like hubby did. Smooth to coat evenly.īake pies for 10 minutes at 400 degrees, then 1 hour at 300 degrees. Divide custard mixture between the two crusts and pour over the cherries. Arrange cherries evenly in a layer along the bottom of the crust. Divide sour cherries between the two prepared crusts. Starting with the butter, whisk in the eggs, sugar, flour, vanilla and salt until smooth and thick.Īssembling the pies: Drain the sour cherries, reserving the juice, with that from the pitting process, for recipe below. In a separate large bowl, make the custard filling. Taste cherries after a few minutes and add more sugar if needed. This will draw juices out of the cherries and make them less sour/bitter. While the crusts are blind baking, pour 1/3 to 1/2 C sugar over the pitted sour cherries in a large bowl. Brush insides of crust with egg yolk mixture (acts as a sealant).

Place foil, shiny side down on top of pie crust, overhanging the edges and fill with pie weights or dry beans. 1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter, melted and cooledīlind baking the crust: Preheat oven to 400 degrees.3 pints sour cherries, pitted (reserve juice from this process and set aside).two 9-inch pie crusts, rolled out, placed in pie pans and crimped.Recipe: Charlotte Fresh’s Sour Cherry Custard Pie
CHERRIES BITTER TWO FARM STANDS DIVIDES FREE
I won’t give away our pie crust recipe because it was hubby’s grandma’s, so feel free to use your own, or adapt from this blog: One for us, and one for someone special who received it yesterday. So, what to do with sour cherries? We made pie. Incidentally, the folks at Ivanhoe said that our region is about 3 weeks away from blueberries, so we should start to see info on our pick-your-own dates coming in soon, and you’ll start to see blueberries at the markets with tighter radius requirements over the coming weeks. Their berries are tasty and will tide us over as our strawberries start to run low. – about 175 miles from here, near Wilmington. We picked some up from Ivanhoe Farms located in Ivanhoe, N.C. Even though we normally try to stay within a tighter growing radius, we reasoned they were from N.C. Up at the Regional Farmer’s Market, we saw the first blueberries coming in from eastern N.C. These farms are located within a 50 mile radius of Matthews. On Saturday, hubby and I scored some sour cherries at the Landis Gourmet Mushroom stand at Matthews, and later found there were more cherries at Windcrest Farms. Not to fret – we should try to eat seasonally and according to the land there is other fruit to be had.

Normally, we would have a little longer enjoyment of local strawberries, but the plants put out their yield all at once due to weather conditions this year, cutting the season short. You should be aware that strawberries are winding down right about now. (Will post about each market separately, later.) I was on the hunt for some fruit because I had a craving for pie. Charlotte Fresh had a busy weekend! Saturday was a two-market day, with visits to the Matthews Community Farmers’ Market and to the Charlotte Regional Farmers’ Market.
