Ice Cream People Make Made Served Eslpod Desserts

According to the International "Dairy Foods" (foods made from milk) Association, the average American eats almost 22 pounds of ice cream each year. Some of this ice cream is just eaten in a bowl or on a cone, but there are many special ice cream desserts too.

For example, "baked Alaska" is a dessert made by putting ice cream on top of cake and then covering it with "meringue" (a desert made by mixing egg whites, sugar, and lemon very quickly so that it fills with air and becomes very fluffy). Then it is baked quickly so that the top of the meringue "turns" (becomes) golden brown.

Another dessert, "bananas Foster," requires "sautéing" (cooking at a high temperature) bananas, butter, "rum" (a type of alcohol), and cinnamon to create a hot sauce, which is then poured over the ice cream. When it is served at a restaurant, the "waiter" (the person who brings the food) presents it as a "flambé" (a dish served while a fire burns off the alcohol in the sauce).

Some people like "fried ice cream." To make it, they make a hard ball of ice cream and freeze it at a very low temperature. Then they roll it in "raw" (uncooked) egg and then flour or cereal so that it has a "coating" (an outer layer). Then this is fried in hot oil and served quickly, before the ice cream "melts" (becomes as liquid), with chocolate sauce or powdered sugar.

Many other people like to eat their ice cream as part of a thick drink. Some people make "frappés" by "blending" (using a machine that mixes ingredients very quickly) coffee, milk, ice, and ice cream. Other people blend ice cream, milk, fruit, and other ingredients to make a "milkshake."