Recipe for cooking sisters of lourdes hospital ice cream with variations

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Sisters of Lourdes Hospital Ice Cream with Variations

This recipe is used by the Sisters of Lourdes Hospital, Paducah, Kentucky.

4 whole eggs
3 c. sugar
1 (13 ounce) can evaporated milk
3 pt. half-and-half *
Vanilla extract or flavoring

Beat together the above ingredients. Add ingredients listed under one of the following variations:

Peach
To the basic recipe add 6 or 7 finely chopped (or put in blender) ripe peaches.

Banana
To the basic recipe add 3 mashed, ripe bananas.

Chocolate
In the basic recipe substitute 1 can Hershey’s® syrup for 1 c. of sugar.

Chocolate Chip
Partially freeze chocolate ice cream, then add 1/2 c. finely grated baking chocolate, chocolate candy bar or chocolate chips.

Cherry
To the basic recipe add 1/4 c. finely chopped maraschino cherries and 2 Tbsp. cherry juice.

Coffee
Add 2 Tbsp. instant coffee powder to the basic recipe and freeze.

Peppermint
Crush 1/2 lb. peppermint candy. Soak in milk for 2 hours and add to basic recipe. Freeze.

Praline
Crumble 6 pralines into basic recipe and freeze.

Strawberry
To the basic recipe add 1 1/2 c. strawberries. When this mixture is partially frozen, add 1/2 c. finely chopped strawberries.

* Add only enough half and half in the basic recipe to fill freezer 2/3 full. Freeze as per ice cream maker\s instructions.