OLD FASHIONED VANILLA ICE CREAM
7 cups milk
5 eggs, beaten
1-1/2 cups half and half
2-3/4 cups heavy cream
2 cups granulated sugar
1-1/2 tablespoons corn starch
1-1/2 tablespoons vanilla
3/4 teaspoon salt
Mix the sugar, corn starch, and salt in a large saucepan over medium heat.
Slowly poor in the milk while stirring constantly.
Very slowly add the beaten eggs and continue to stir.
Reduce heat to low and cook until mixture thickens slightly.
Slowly add vanilla, half and half and heavy cream.
Pour into a large glass bowl and refrigerate for 2-4 hours or until mixture has chilled. Remove from refrigerator.
About Chef Noah
Noah was born in the village of Barnesville, Lawrence County, Tennessee in 1926. His parents were George and Rettie Belew. He was the fifth of six children born to his parents - four males and two females. Noah is the last living member of his Tennessee family.
His parents were farmers. They owned a rocky-hilly farm of about 75 acres adjacent to Saw Creek in Barnesville. Their farm's working tools were mules, plows, wagons, hoes, etc. This was before tractors, and even if tractors were available, they could not have been used on the hills where the Belews farmed.
Noah has come a long way since the days when he lived on the family farm. Today instead of pushing a plow, he cruises the Florida Gulf Coast, steering his shiny 21st Century Lincoln TownCar during the week and his Mercedes-Benz on weekends. He grows older and wiser, but he continues to be young-at-heart.
