How to Make Ice Cream (The Victorian Way)

0:00 - How to make high-quality ice cream at home using traditional Victorian methods without a machine. 1:22 - Cucumber ice cream 6:41 - Metal bowl 12:02 - Custard base Learn how I make smooth, creamy ice cream at home without a machine or electricity, using a bowl of ice, coarse salt and a traditional Victorian method. I’ll make cucumber ice cream with lemon and ginger, explaining how to prepare the cucumber base, sweetened cream and optional custard base. I’ll also show why sugar, fat, alcohol, a metal bowl and regular stirring matter for the final texture. I’ll cover serving, moulding, storing and troubleshooting homemade ice cream, including how to avoid crystals, excess salt and a mixture that freezes too hard or not at all.