Take all your problems
And rip 'em apart
Carry them off
In a shopping cart
And another thing
You should've known from the start
The problems in hand
Are lighter than at heart
Be like the squirrel, girl
Be like the squirrel
Give it a whirl, girl
Be like the squirrel
And another thing
You have to know in this world
Cut up your hair
Straighten your curls
Well, your problems
Hide in your curls
White Stripes, Little Acorns
Recipe for Ginger Ice Cream (will straighten curls)
adapted from this ginger ice cream recipe and this lemon ice cream recipe .
1/3 - 1/2 cup coarsely grated peeled fresh gingerroot
1 cup sugar
3 egg yolks from large eggs
2 cups half-and-half
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Whisk yolks together in a bowl. Cook sugar, fresh ginger, and water in a saucepan over medium heat for about 5 minutes. Then stir in 1 cup half-and-half and then the yolks. Turn up the heat a bit, and keep stirring the mixture until it just begins to boil slightly. Take the mixture off the heat and pour it into a bowl. Cover the bowl and leave it to chill until it is totally cold - about 3 hours to one day. This will become the custard base for the ice cream.
When the custard base is cold, strain it into another bowl to remove all the ginger bits. Add the vanilla and the other cup of half-and-half (which should be cold from being stored in the refrigerator). Then follow the directions for your exciting new ice cream maker.
Makes about 1 quart of sweet, slightly mouth-tingling gingery goodness.
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