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Shavuot Backyard Fun: Making Blueberry Balsamic Ice Cream

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Shavuot wasn’t really part of my Jewish experience growing up. It fell just outside of the religious school season, and much of the “cheese cake” holiday remained a mystery to me until my adulthood. My children, however, will know Shevuot. In fact, they will look forward to it all year. This is because we have created a family tradition that they are excited about. Of course, it involves dairy and most appropriately for a festival set to fall in early summer, we decided that our new family tradition will be to make homemade ice cream. We wanted to involve the kids in the production process. You can put away the fancy ice cream maker. This ice cream will be made with 100% kid power. I love this process because it is fun, interactive and takes some stamina. You will need: One large coffee can One small coffee can (or peanut butter jar or plastic gelato container) Ice Rock Salt Duct Tape Ingredients: *Please note, this recipe was for  blueberry balsamic...