How to Make Ice Cream - The Victorian Way

INGREDIENTS
1 large cucumber
120g sugar
Half a pint of water
Some ginger brandy
A little green food colouring
2 lemons
1 pint sweetened cream

METHOD
Peel and de-seed the cucumber, then chop it and cook it until tender in the water and sugar. Whilst the cucumber is still warm, pound it to soften it a little, then add the green food colouring. You can then add the brandy and lemon juice. The brandy is optional. Sieve the mixture to remove any lumps, then add the sweetened cream.

Place some ice into a large bowl, then cover the ice in salt. You can then place a smaller bowl on top, and add the cucumber mix inside. Keep stirring the mixture, turning the bowl at the same time. Keep this going until your ice cream mixture has thickened. You can then add your thick mixture to some moulds, or an ice cream tub and place it in the freezer. After a few hours your ice cream will be ready.

[thumpercomet]

"If you don't live in a grand house and don't have your own ice cream maker"

She knows how poor we all are

[erg]

I was about to ask: why I'm watching it? but the real question is: WHY CAN'T I STOP WATCHING IT!?
I'm not even british.

[trishriggs]

The world: hey look ice cream! What flavor should we make it? I was thinking maybe vanilla or strawberry.
Victorians: CuCumBeR

[brennahyland]

“A little green food coloring”... in Victorian times.
Damn, Mrs. Crocombe is trying to take out the Braybrookes.

[JBrander]

"If you don't live in a grand house and don't have your own ice cream maker"
But alas, I am only a simple commoner. Nothing like Lord Brackenburry and his manor. I may not have my own ice cream maker, but I do have a fridge

[lordalessan]

The Victorians were ahead of their time. Cucumber would be a hipster ice cream flavor at this day and age

[moop.]

*trust the far fetched minds of the Victorians to choose cucumber ice cream*

[Chanelle]

wow it's amazing that they managed to film this in the 1800's. why doesn't it have more views? people don't value history anymore.

[dreamtea]

싱싱한 오이를 생으로 먹을 수 있다는 것 자체가 귀족가문의 재력과 위상을 단적으로 보여주는 거에요.
일단 저 당시 생오이는 구하기도 힘들고 운송도 쉽지 않은데 심지어 냉장고가 없으면 장기간 보존도 어려움. 피클오이도 아닌 생오이를 아이스크림 재료로 썼다는 건 이런 의미임.

게다가 저 당시엔 현대적인 개념의 냉동고가 거의 없다시피 한 시대였기 때문에 아이스크림도 저렇게 그때그때 바로 만들어 먹지 않으면 안 되는 높으신 분들만의 전용 디저트였구요. 일단 얼음을 식자재로 아무 때나 구하는 것 자체가 서민들에게는 극히 어려운 일.

즉 아이스크림+생오이 = 보존이 어려워 그때 그때 필요할 때마다 구해야 하는 귀한 음식재료를 두 가지나 합친 궁극의 사치품 요리. 나는 오이아이스크림을 저녁 식탁에 쉽게 선뜻 내놓을 수 있을 정도의 능력을 가진 귀족 혹은 돈 진짜 많은 부자라는 것을 은연 중에 과시할 수 있는 좋은 아이템.

[areumkim]

버터만들기 보고 들어온 사람~~
벗어날수가 없다...빅토리아....

[strongpowerthankyou]

Out of all flavours, the Victorians chose cucumber.

*_Why. juST WHY._*

[miyakoblack]

The way she said "cucumber ice cream" in the end seemed like she wanted to make it sound like the most normal thing in the world but still she knew it's weird in these days.

[KBYT]

2:15 "When you don't have a house as grand as this"
Me: *Uhh I have a fridge.*

[rainewock]

"If you don't live in as grand a house as this, and you don't have your own ice cream maker"

She sounds so pitying when she says that. Us peasants out here, not even having our own icecream maker.

[ryanbarker]

someone at some point asked themselves, 'hm, now what flavours shall i put in ice cream? aha! cucumbers!'

[popan]

Friend: hey what ice cream flavor do you want?
Me: *CUCUMBER*
Friend: *visible confusion*

[crewmatewillthrowthesehand]

i thought cucumber flavor in drinks or dessert was weird before but I just tried cucumber sparkling water and its just refreshing. With Lemons and Cucumber in the icecream, I can imagine the cooling, zesty and refreshing flavor!

[sonofaquack]

She flexin out here with “her grand old house” and fancy ice cream maker

[_FearNoEvil]

This is where the real AMSR is at. I love the noises of the cookware and how she places everything down neatly and the sounds are all clean and crisp, with the resonance of that big old Victorian kitchen.

[olucaszb]

me: i'd like some chocolate ice cream

mrs crocombe: *HOLD MY CUCUMBER*

wait wut