TIN ICE CREAM

For Young Woman's (we 8 times the recipe and had 5 girls - mixed everything except flavors - everyone added their own) one of the girls (I am 2nd counselor - over Beehives) did this activity for activity days and wanted to do it.  One of the girls had done it before without using a can.  She just double bagged it (ice & rock salt inside 2nd bag) wrapped in her jacket so her hands wouldn't get to cold and just moved it around.  Hers was actually done first and was thicker than the other ones.  This would be fun to do with the kids this summer.

We used a stainless-steel storage tin and an old biscuit tin to make this. We also chose the hottest day of the year to test the recipe – and ran out of ice. We didn't stir the mix well enough, so when we split it, the second batch ended up with all the sugar. The girls – Mathilde, 9, and Georgia, 10 – were bored after five minutes of "churning", leaving muggins to kick two tins around the garden. Despite this, the result wasn't bad at all. "That's amazing," was Georgia's verdict. "It actually tastes of ice-cream."

1 cup whole milk (any flavor)
1 cup heavy cream
1/3 cup sugar
2 tablespoons flavored syrup (such as vanilla, chocolate or strawberry)
Small bag ice, cubed (not crushed)
1/2 cup rock salt 
Oreos - optional - add at the beginning

You also need: one empty can with a lid (to hold at least 2.5 liters) and two medium zip-lock bags

Pour the creams into a jug, add the sugar and vanilla, and stir well. Pour into a zip-lock bag, zip it shut, then put it inside the second bag (in case one tears in the churning).

Put a thick layer of ice in the base of the tin, sprinkle over a third of the salt and lay the cream bag on top. Pack ice around it and sprinkle over half the remaining salt. Fill to the top with ice, sprinkle on the rest of the salt and put on the lid (secure it with tape).

You need to move the can around for 25 minutes, to churn: roll it down a hill, along a footpath or kick it very gently. Take off the lid, carefully remove the bag, and ta–dah! Creamy ice-cream.