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Grandma’s Old-Fashioned Vanilla Ice Cream

NY State Senator Introduces Bill Banning State Employees From Using TikTok

New York State Senator Chris Jacobs has introduced a new bill proposing to ban state employees from downloading and using the Chinese video-sharing app TikTok on their government-issued phones. “On the surface TikTok appears to be a harmless tool for creating short videos with music when in reality it is a data mining instrument that violates our privacy and could threaten our security,”  Jacobs said in a June 22 press release from his office. He added: “It is just too easy for the information it collects to be accessed by the oppressive Chinese government waging a fierce economic war against our state and our country.” The bill, named “No TikTok on Government Devices Act” (S8600), was introduced by Jacobs last Thursday. It would add new language to section 103 of…

Grandma’s Old-Fashioned Vanilla Ice Cream

Grandma’s Old-Fashioned Vanilla Ice Cream

My grandmother didn’t have the benefit of a blender for tempering eggs鈥攖he process of carefully raising their temperature while keeping them in a liquid state, rather than scrambled鈥攂ut I find using a blender to be faster and easier than Grandma鈥檚 method of juggling a ladle of hot cream and a whisk. Otherwise, this is the same recipe Grandma and I enjoyed at her farmhouse.

It can be used as a base for many different flavors. After chilling, add sugar-macerated fruit or syrups to the mixture.

Makes 8 to 10 servings

  • 2 cups sugar
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 3 cups milk
  • 1 cup half and half
  • 2 eggs
  • 4 teaspoons vanilla
  • 2 cups heavy cream

In a large saucepan, whisk together the sugar and cornstarch until well blended. Add the cold milk and whisk until smooth. Place the pan over medium heat and slowly add half and half. Whisk until sugar and cornstarch are completely dissolved.

Meanwhile, place eggs in a blender with a couple of tablespoons of cold milk or cream. Pulse until well mixed.聽

Keep stirring the ice cream mixture in the saucepan with a whisk or wooden spoon until the liquid is scalding hot, but not boiling. You should see steam coming from the cream and a few tiny bubbles around the edge of the pan.聽

Turn the blender with eggs on low and slowly add a large ladle full of hot liquid to the eggs. Pour the tempered eggs from the blender into the saucepan. Whisk quickly and constantly until the egg mixture is blended into the ice cream.聽

Keep cooking and stirring until mixture just begins to bubble. Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla and heavy cream. Allow the mixture to cool in the pan, then strain it into a pitcher. Chill the mixture in the refrigerator until ready to use.

Freeze according to ice cream maker instructions.

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House Will Debate the Great American Outdoor Act in July

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) announced Monday that the House will debate and may vote to amend the Great American Outdoors Act, which would inject billions to maintain neglected national parks and permanently fund land and water conservation efforts. “The House will consider the Great American Outdoors Act under a rule on the floor during the work period at the end of July.  This bipartisan bill, which passed the Senate by a vote of 73–25, will permanently fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) and address the maintenance backlog at our national parks,” Hoyer said in a press statement. The Senate passed the legislation with bipartisan support last week, and it also has bipartisan support in the House. Hoyer said he will bring up the measure under regular rules that…