Celebrating Independence Day with a week of Festivities
Two fireworks shows, three picnics, games galore, and handcranking homemade ice cream with a recipe from Mount Vernon for a weeklong Independence Day.
Historical Sewing and Time Travels
Tag: hand-cranked ice cream
Hand-cranking Boozy Prohibition Era Ice Cream
While I was preparing the base, my son was flabbergasted when he saw 4 oz of lemon and vanilla extracts poured into the mixing bowl.
Another Rainy Independence Day for Grilling Texas Fajitas
Laying a tarp on top of the deck, we could hand crank ice cream below while listening to the rain drops falling around us.
Hand-Cranked Ice Cream, Fireflies, Fireworks: Independence
Although we are more used to BBQing and hand-cranking ice cream in 100 degree sunny heat in Texas than this drenched 70 degree novelty, we conquered both!
How Texans Beat the Heat
As Texans, we know how to make the most of summer despite the heat: hand-cranked ice cream, Sea-World, evening gardens, Blue Bell, beaches, Schlitterbahn.
