Robert J Samples Loc: Round Rock, Texas

O.K. you think I am kidding! Yes, I am a kidder, but I am not, because this actually happened.
In the oilfield community where I was raised, we had to generate our own entertainment. Usually, this meant a picnic, community barbeque, fish fry, or ice cream social. Almost any suggestion was immediately put into action and a date set for the community to gather at our picnic grounds and the entire community would assemble and both enjoy each other’s company and the food.

In the summer, there would always be at least one, perhaps two grilled burgers and ice cream socials. At one of these events, an enterprising family decided to be inventive and brought their ice cream freezer filled with chocolate colored ice cream, but it had lemon flavor!

Guess what, no one could eat it, even though there were some experts in eating all sorts of ice cream, but this combination of chocolate color, and lemon flavor was too much! It was the effect on everyone’s brain.

Your mind just could not accept the combination, it had to taste like chocolate, or in reverse, look like lemon ice cream. I know because I was one of those who tried to eat a bowl of it and failed.

So, for you brave souls out there, go ahead and whip up an ice cream freezer of this and see whether you can eat some. I want to warn you, I am a home-made ice cream expert. I have worn out at least two White Mountain crank ice cream freezers, lost one to Hurricane Ike, and one to a divorce! On one of my recent birthdays, my children gave me an electric model, which I would never have bought myself. I am too much of a traditionalist and hand crank is fine.

When I was a little guy, my job was to sit on top of our family’s freezer while Dad cranked it. We would often bring 12 pounds of ice home on Saturday. Dad would fill the bucket with ice and salt, put a toe sack on top, along with several newspapers and then I would sit there to hold it down while he cranked the handle.
The standard flavors were #1 vanilla, #2 chocolate, and then an assortment of fruit flavors, such as strawberry, peach, or cherry. In my opinion, nothing beats good old vanilla. While I am quite certain of my opinion that a combination of chocolate/lemon cannot be consumed, you are free to go ahead and waste a bucket of ice cream if you don’t believe me. Just Sayin…RJS

Chuckay Loc: Central Florida

Mr. Robert, out of this story I relate to the saying ( toe sack) also called croaker shack, burlap sack 😂 but I will have to try the chocolate/lemon ice cream 🍦 Chuck🙏

Robert J Samples Loc: Round Rock, Texas

Don't do it, unless you are willing to throw out the entire freezer full of ice cream you cannot eat!
You have been warned! Just Sayin...RJS

Mauwehu Loc: Norwalk Ct

Closing your eyes didn’t work?

Wv mike Loc: Parkersburg area. Wv

They were 9 in my family and we all had a turn on the handle. Same way with meat grinder only more turns on the handle lol.

1Oldboat42 Loc: Kearney, Nebraska

Yep, we had a hand crank ice cream maker when I was a kid. (I'm younger than you Mr. Samples) Thankful that my parents got an electric one in the 60's. And Wvmike, the manual hand crank meat grinder was all we had to grind the deer meat into hamburger all my married life. I haven't been able to deer hunt for years now but my son does. I tell him that he cheats now by using an electric grinder. But we still have the hand cranks for backup.

Bcmech1 Loc: Clinton Wisconsin

You can make a small batch with two ziplock bags, gallon size. Put ingredients in one then put that bag in the other one and add ice and salt close and move around until the inner bag has ice cream in it.

Chuckay Loc: Central Florida

lil mutt Loc: North Texas

Mr. Samples, you are crafty old guy. I've known a few like you. You tell 'em they can't and you know they'll have to try. And the funny thing is that it works every time........ "Hey Linda, let's make some ice cream this week end. Mr. Samples gave us a new recipe.''

Robert J Samples Loc: Round Rock, Texas

I am serious, Lil Mutt. Don't waste a good gallon, or so. of ingredients, take my word for it, you will waste a gallon of good ingredients by experimenting with the Devil's mixture! Just Sayin...RJS

lil mutt Loc: North Texas

OK, I believe you and I promise I won't make Linda make any chocolate/lemon. But as soon as late spring gets here and the peaches are ready in Parker County, I'm gonna overdose on fresh peach ice cream. We try to make it several times a year. She does try to sneak in a new one every now and again. Last year she make peppermint. It was certainly a looser to me. Number one is peach, vanilla, chocolate and cherry. Oh, by the way, I'd love to hear a story about horse apple trees.

Fishing Fool Loc: redding, ca

I make ice cream occasionally and my favorite is mulberry. I picked about 6-7 gallons this summer from my trees.

Robert J Samples Loc: Round Rock, Texas

Well, I haven't had a mulberry in 40 or 50 years, minimum. I love those berries. As a kid we would get together at one of our kin who would have Mulberry trees and climb up in spend all Sunday afternoon telling yarns and eating berrys. There were both purple and white berry trees at one of my uncle's farms! I never thought about mulberry ice cream! Just Sayin...RJS

Ted A Loc: Eastern Washington

No problem here. I don't eat chocolate nor lemon. They're on my bad for me list.
They don't help acid reflux improve.

Robert J Samples Loc: Round Rock, Texas

Well, regardless of the reason, sound or implied, don't fool around with other excellent recipes of ice cream. Life is too short to throw away good ingredients. Just Sayin...RJS