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Summer Collection on UKTV Food: ice cream
UKTV Food is currently showing Delia Smith's Summer Collection, including these excellent recipes from episode 3.
Rhubarb Crumble Ice Cream
It has to be said that while we were filming ice creams for The Summer Collection television series, the team tasted them all (with not a spoonful left over!) and voted this one their number one favourite.
Strawberry Cheesecake Ice Cream
This is what I'd call half dessert and half ice cream. My niece Hannah and nephew Tom are chief ice-cream tasters in our family and this one gets very high ratings indeed.
Lemon Meringue Ice Cream
This is sharp, very lemony and most refreshing, truly an ice cream for summer. We have found that the shop-bought meringues actually work better than home-made ones for this as they retain their crunchiness – which does make the whole thing easier to make! Please note: the quantity of this ice cream is too much for a standard ice cream maker.
Coconut Ice Cream With Lime Syrup
Although coconut milk powder doesn't sound very nice, it is actually a brilliant product and makes excellent ice cream. Served with lime syrup, the combination is superlative. Coconut milk powder is sold via www.the-tryst.co.uk and in some branches of Tesco and independent stores.
Gooseberry and Elderflower Ice Cream
This ice cream is unbelievably good. Perhaps one of the best treats of early summer would be to serve A Very Easy One Crust Gooseberry Pie accompanied by home-made ice cream: what a combination!
Debbie Owen's Iced Tea
This must be the most refreshing drink to serve when the weather is hot and humid. I first tasted this version at my friends the Owens' Fourth of July party several years ago and have been addicted to it ever since. It's like a non-alcoholic Pimm's, so it's perfect for serving to drivers.
Strawberry Granita
This is the recipe to make when there's a real glut of ripe strawberries. It's a much nicer way to conserve them than simply freezing them. The granita looks like sparkling jewels when you serve it in tall glasses – and it contains hardly any calories!
Pineapple Cooler
This is a most extraordinary drink. It sounds so unlikely, but it really does taste good – not like pineapple but more like cider. It's very refreshing on a hot summer's day, and it's great fun to make in that it uses only the skin of the pineapple which is normally thrown away – so there's nothing to lose!
