Miss Margaret's Homemade Fig Ice Cream
Ms. Sissy Coco

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1 1/2 quarts peeled mashed figs
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 3/4 cups sugar
2 eggs, beaten
2 cups whole milk
2 cups heavy cream, whipped slightly

Combine figs, lemon juice and 1 cup sugar. Let stand until sugar is dissolved. Add remaining 3/4 cup sugar to eggs and heat slowly and continuously while adding milk until thick and creamy. Combine fig mixture with milk mixture and fold in the slightly whipped cream.

Freeze in 4 quart ice cream freezer.

Yield: 3 to 4 quarts

"My neighbor who lived in one of those grand old antebellum homes with the columns all around the house used to make this when I was a child. I can remember everyone taking turns cranking the old wooden ice cream maker. I would sit on her kitchen floor and eat it in a pink bowl right next to the maker. This is still one of my favorite foods--and I don't evne LIKE ice cream!"

Sissy Coco