Hand Cranked Ice Cream

Directions

1. 1
   Scald milk and sugar in a large pot.
2. 2
   Beat well the eggs.
3. 3
   Add gradually to hot milk mixture (first add a few spoonfuls of hot mixture to egg to prevent curdling). Add cream, salt and vanilla. Beat thoroughly. Fill freezer container to 2 1/2-inches below the top of the container to avoid overflow.
4. 4
   Put ice around container after closing and put salt over ice.
5. 5
   Start turning handle.
6. 6
   When it gets too hard to turn the crank, stop and wrap the whole freezer with sacks and let it finish freezing.