Ice Cream: How to Make Your Own & History
Taught by Sarah Lohman
Sarah Lohman is a culinary historian and the author of the bestselling books Endangered Eating: America’s Vanishing Foods and Eight Flavors: The Untold Story of American Cuisine. She focuses on the history of food as a way to access the stories of diverse Americans. Endangered Eating was a New York Times Editors’ Choice, and was named one of the Best Books of 2023 by Amazon’s Editors, Food & Wine, and Adam Gopnik on the Milk Street podcast. It was a finalist for the Nach Waxman Prize for Food & Drink Scholarship and winner of the Ohioana Library Book Prize for Nonfiction. Lohman’s work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and NPR. Lohman has lectured across the country, from the Smithsonian Museum of American History in Washington, DC to The Culinary Historians of Southern California
I won’t lie: buying an ice cream maker has been one of the best investments of my life. I am amazed at the endless joy it has brought me; and now, I want to share that joy with you.
Join me to learn the simple steps of making homemade ice cream, from heating the custard to freezing the final product. We’ll also address how to make sorbets and other frozen delights as well as chat about the history of ice cream in America and popular flavors from the past. In addition, you'll be among the first to hear about Sarah's research for her new book on ice cream!
Finally, we’ll sample and compare Philly-style and custard-based ice creams.
(this class will feature dairy-based samples)
