Ha! Now I remember what I was going to write tonight. Over the weekend I made a batch of ice cream. Guinness ice cream. It was the custard type, where you make a custard of milk, cream, eggs, and sugar and later add flavoring.
If you want your kitchen to smell wonderful cook down a couple of cups of Guinness. The yeasty, malty smell is most excellent.
Anyway, being prudent, I tasted the cooked down Guinness before adding it to the custard. It wasn't really to my liking so I only made half a batch. The finished ice cream had a bite to it. It wasn't great to eat by itself but it did make for an excellent milkshake. Next time I'll use less beer.
Last night I made the other half of the custard, unflavored except for vanilla. It is really fabulous.
The birth scene above is from the front of St. John the Divine.
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