There’s probably not a more traditional summer treat than a
big scoop of homemade ice cream on top of a homemade hot fruit pie.
The good old fashioned ice cream makers are hard to find
these days and replacement parts for the old White Mountain freezers are very
hard to locate.
Like most things that were once American made ice cream
freezers have been economized to the point they are almost a seasonal use item
that may last only a few summers.
Whatever happened to the ones that were American made of
thick wooden slabs and heavy duty gear boxes that would last a family for at
least couple generations?
Well we found them actually still being made deep into the
Amish communities. The Amish love big
church and social gatherings out underneath shade trees on a hot summer day.
What better way to cool off than a big dish of homemade ice
cream. Add a few fresh strawberries and
you have a treat that will last for the rest of the weekend.
Country Ice Cream Freezers are Amish made and come in sizes
from 1 qt all the way up to 20 qt. The
20 qt size is even available mounted on a wagon complete with a John Deere Hit
and Miss motor.
Cottage Craft Works .com is an online general store that
specializes in old fashioned country products that are made and used in the
Amish communities.
They carry all the Country Freezer models and even carry a 6
and 8 quart model in an electric version that probably won’t be found anywhere
else on the Internet.
They also carry all the replacement parts for both White
Mountain and Country Freezers.
While visiting the site take a look at The Little Pie
Maker. It’s also an Amish made hand
crank machine used in the Amish communities to add a fried fruit pie to go
along with that bowl of ice cream.
It’s a commercial grade machine that’s in reach of the home
to small commercial kitchen budget. It
will fold and crimp 3-1/2” x 5” pies as fast as you can make and load the pie
dough.
