Last week I made Guinness ice cream following a recipe in the Boston Globe (Guinness ice cream 18 Jan 2006).

1/2 vanilla bean, split lengthwise
1 cup whole milk
1 cup heavy cream
2/3 cup Guinness stout
2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons molasses
4 egg yolks
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

I wanted to make Guinness ice cream because we had some years ago when I was in the islands with John. I borrowed an ice cream maker from Eliz and Julian. The device shares initials with me because it was made by Richmond Cedar Works. It is the same type as one of the ones my family used when I was younger.

Julian explained the difference between French style and Philadelphia style ice cream. The main thing is that French style is cooked as a custard with eggs or egg yolks first. This recipe is French style. Here is a photo of ingredients. The recipe says that it makes a quart (94.6 cl). Since the maker is much larger I quadrupled the recipe.

This is what I did or you can do to make it, the ice cream, the Guinness ice cream.

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Phil Jalsevac wrote a moraine story in The Rec earlier this week (Critics urge delay of new subdivisions 21 Aug 2006)

He wrote about opposition to moraine development as it passes through regional planning. It has already been approved by the city.

In a recent e-mail to regional councillors, Schneider raised concerns, including the potential impact on the groundwater of the Waterloo moraine.

He also said plans to excavate up to nine metres of earth while grading some sections flies in the face of a ruling of the Ontario Municipal Board.

“The 1992 OMB ruling stated that any development in this area should work with the topography of the land and that the rolling hills be used as buffers to smaller developments,” Schneider wrote. Levelling nine metres of clay till “off these rolling hills and packing in 1,600 homes is not consistent with this ruling.”

The province has delegated authority for approval of subdivision plans to the region, which, in turn, has placed that authority in the hands of planning commissioner Rob Horne.

Because of the exceptional circumstances of the proposed development, Schneider said in the interview that he would prefer council retain its authority and vote on the plans.