Ice Cream floats

Home Made Ice Cream

Makes about 1 1/2 cups

1 Cup heavy cream

1/2 cup milk

1/3 cup sugar

1/4 tsp vanilla extract

2 1/2 pound ice cubes

2 1/2 pounds coarse salt

In a large bowl, whisk together heavy cream, milk, sugar and vanilla until well combined. Pour mixture into a 1-quart resealable plastic bag. Squeeze out all the air and seal to close.

In another large bowl mix together ice and salt. Fill a 1-gallon resealable plastic bag 1/3 full with ice mixture. Add bag with cream mixture and continue adding ice and salt mixture until bag is filled; you may not need to use all the ice and salt. Seal to close.

Shake bag about 10 minutes until cream mixture is no longer liquid. let cream mixture rest, covered with ice, another 5 minutes until firm. Serve immediately.

Home Made Root Beer

1 1/2 cups water

3/4 cup sugar

1 1/2 tsp. Root Beer Concentrat

1 bottle (1 liter) cold soda water, setzer or club soda

Bring water to boil in medium saucepan. Stir in sugar until dissolved. Add Concentrate; stir until well mixed.

Refrigerate until ready to serve. Slowly pour soda into root beer miture until well blended; serve

makes 6 cups.