Best Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream

Photo: flickr user Velo Steve

Ingredients

4 eggs

2 1/4 cups sugar

2 cans evaporated milk

5 cups whole milk

4 1/2 teaspoons vanilla

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 can Eagle Brand milk

6 eggs

3 3/4 cups sugar

3 cans evaporated milk

1/2 gallon milk

6 3/4 teaspoons vanilla

3/4 teaspoon salt

1 can Eagle Brand milk

1 tablespoon butter

1 square unsweetened chocolate

cup boiling water

1 cup sugar

2 tablespoons white Karo corn syrup

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

1/8 teaspoon salt

Preparation

Beat eggs until foamy. Add sugar gradually. Beat until stiff. Add remaining and mix extremely well. Pour into ice cream freezer and freeze using rock salt and ice. Great with homemade hot fudge sauce.

Melt butter in saucepan. Add chocolate and stir over low heat until melted. Add boiling water slowly, stirring constantly and bring to a boil. Add sugar and corn syrup, stir until dissolved. Simmer 5 minutes, watch carefully, then add vanilla and salt; mix well. Makes 1 cup. Great over homemade ice cream.