1 qt. milk, scalded
4 eggs, beaten
2 1/2 c. sugar
2 1/2 to 3 c. heavy cream
1 qt. cold milk
2 tbsp. vanilla
1/4 tsp. salt
3 drops lemon extract

Stir hot milk slowly into eggs mixed with sugar; cook slowly over direct heat until thick, stirring; cool. Add remaining ingredients to cooled egg mixture; stir until smooth. Pour into freezer can; put dasher and cover in place. Pack ice and rock salt around can, using 6 parts ice to 1 part salt; turn dasher until crank turns hard. Makes about a gallon.

VARIATIONS:

Chocolate - Stir 1 (5 1/2 oz.) can chocolate syrup into vanilla mixture.

Strawberry - Mix 3 (10 oz.) pkgs. frozen strawberries, thawed and 1/2 cup sugar; stir into vanilla mixture. Add red food color for pink ice cream.