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Sunday, July 18, 2010

It's Ice Cream Day! How to Make Ice Cream from Evaporated Milk

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Evaporated milk "ice cream" will look much like the real thing.

Don't have an ice cream maker? Looking for a sneaky way to feed your kids some extra calcium? Here's a proven "Mom" recipe that fits the bill. Follow these directions and you'll have homemade evaporated milk "ice cream".

Ingredients

1 2/3 cups evaporated milk
2/3 cup sugar
1 envelope unsweetened drink mix, Kool Aid preferred

Steps

Pour evaporated milk into a mixing bowl.
Chill evaporated milk until almost frozen. You will see frozen edges around the evaporated milk when it's ready to whip.
Chill beaters in the freezer.
Remove the chilled bowl of milk and the beaters.
Whip the the partially frozen evaporated milk until fluffy.
Add sugar and Kool Aid and whip until the mixture is stiff.
Spoon mixture into a resealable container.
Freeze 3 to 4 hours.
Fill the ice cream cones or serve as a simple dessert.

Things You'll Need

Mixing bowl
Measuring cups
Freezer

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Sources and Citations

Mom. She probably found the recipe on the back of the Pet Evaporated milk can. This is a TNT family recipe.

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How to Recycle Cardboard and Yoga Mats into Shoe Insoles

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Building your own shoe insoles can save money and help recycle items you no longer need, such as cardboard or an old exercise mat. As an added bonus, if you want to vary the insole size to accommodate your own footwear needs, making your own enables you to do so. This article provides several ways to make show insoles, letting you choose the one that suits your needs best.

Steps

Cardboard Method

Remove the old insole from your shoe. Shake off any dirt or surface grime.
Place the old insole over cardboard. The cardboard needs to be thick and preferably have a "cushioned" feel to it - old cartons are good.
Trace the insole shape with a pencil. Once you have the shape right, you can go over the outline with a marker to make it easier to see.
Cut out the insole design. Use scissors that are sharp enough to cut cardboard easily.
Repeat. Make two insoles for each shoe. This will allow you to air one insole and insert the other, extending the life of both insoles.

Yoga Mat Method

Trace a flip flop or shoe that is your size onto the smooth side of a yoga or exercise mat. Use a mat that you no longer want; if you can't find one, look in a charity store for throwaway mats. Keep the rest of the mat in your craft cupboard for other uses.
Cut out the design that you have traced.
Flip over the cut insole. Trace it again on the smooth side to create the insole for the opposite foot. Cut out this insole. Now you have both a right and a left foot insole.
Trace and cut out four more for both the right and left. This means that you'll have a total of five cut-outs for each foot.
Stack the cut-outs for each foot. Place the textured side up.
Glue four of the layers together, using a hot glue gun. Glue a little, then press. Then glue a little more, and press. If you try to glue the whole layer at once, it'll start to dry before you push the layers together.
Leave to dry completely. Once dry, you have new insoles!