Diving headlong into the heat of summer and dreaming of a cold, not-too-sweet treat? That's where I was when I decided I had to make an herbal ice cream float with homemade chamomile soda. Wild chamomile grows rampantly in my weedy front yard. We're having the patchy grass removed, which led me to pick all of the chamomile before the landscaper's trucks came along. In the midst of that hot, sweaty chore, a vision of chamomile ice cream floats drifted into my head. The yellowy-green buds of the wild chamomile are abundant right now, and their scent as I picked the plants inspired a chamomile simple syrup. From there, it was only a hop, skip, and a scoop to frothy herbal floats. Wild Chamomile Ice Cream FloatServes 1 For the syrup: For the milkshakes: In a small saucepan, bring the water and sugar to boil and stir until the sugar dissolves. Add the chamomile buds and simmer on low heat for 15 minutes. Strain buds and let syrup cool. Scoop vanilla ice cream into a chilled glass. Mix 2 tablespoons of syrup with the sparkling soda, and pour the soda mixture over the ice cream. If you like a slightly frozen foam on top of your float, try putting the whole thing back in the freezer before drinking. Recipe Notes
(Images: Regina Yunghans) Categories: Drinks, Main, Beverage, Foraging, Recipe, Summer via Recipe | The Kitchn http://feeds.thekitchn.com/~r/thekitchn/recipes/~3/vDQ_N_fXPp8/story01.htm | |||
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Wednesday, July 3, 2013
Recipe: Wild Chamomile Ice Cream Float — Recipes from The Kitchn
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