Ingredients:
- 5 cups sugar
- 4 cups chopped fresh mint
- Zest of 4 lemons, grated
- 4 cups water
- 2 cups lemon juice (6-8 lemons)
Materials:
- Ice cream scoop
- Graters (2-3)
- Juicer (2)
- Scissors
- Small bowls (3)
- Salad spinner
- Measuring cups
- Electric skillet (2)
- Ice chest
- Ice cream maker
- Ice
- Ice cream salt
- Whisks (2)
What to Do:
- Make a simple syrup by heating sugar and water over medium-high heat until the sugar has completely dissolved. Cook for one minute after bringing the sugar mixture to a boil.
- Remove from heat and add mint leaves and lemon zest to sugar syrup. Steep for 5 minutes. Strain syrup mixture, discarding mint and zest.
- Let the syrup mixture cool in ice box.
- Juice lemons, then add to cool syrup.
- Chill well before using ice cream machine.