Caroline and Robin Weir's book is the biggest selling book on ices that has ever been published. It is universally regarded as the bible on the subject. Since its first publication, over a decade
Caroline and Robin Weir's book is the biggest selling book on ices that has ever been published. It is universally regarded as the bible on the subject. Since its first publication, over a decade of research and millions of calories went into the new edition which was published in 2010. Now for the first time the book is being issued in a paperback edition.
The book has over 400 recipes covering ice creams, gelato, graniti, bombes, parfaits, instructions on making wafers, biscuits, punches, even ice creams for diabetics and vegans. If you have never tasted home-made ice cream, you are in for a revelation. If you have the previous book you are in for many inspired new flavours.
These are not ice creams loaded with junk confectionery, these are pure unalloyed, straightforward ices, easily made from straight forward, easily obtained ingredients without additives. Everything for the beginner, the enthusiast the cook, the expert and the professional chef.
There is also a comprehensive section on the physics and chemistry of all ices, as well as enough information to enable you to make almost anything into an ice. Should you want to go BIG on ice cream there is a section on equipment as well as a section on the chemistry and physics of ice cream and ices. If you have never tasted homemade ice cream, you are in for a revelation. If you have the previous book you are in for many inspired new flavors. These are not ice creams loaded with junk confectionery, these are pure unalloyed, straightforward ices, made from easily obtainable ingredients without additives.
The authors wrote Ices the definitive guide as Caroline Liddell and Robin Weir; since their last book they have married and now write as Caroline and Robin Weir.
Caroline Weir
Has spent her entire life teaching, writing and photographing food in her own right as well as for some of the most highly regarded names in food and is the author of several other cookbooks.
Robin Weir
Is the managing director of a pharmaceutical distribution company and is a director of The East India Company. He demonstrates and lectures all over the world about ice-cream making from the 17th century up to the present day. He is acknowledged as one of the foremost experts on ice cream and is also the author of The Compleat Mustard, co-written with Rosamond Man. Caroline and Robin have a vast collection of ice-cream books, prints, machines, equipment, ephemera and memorabilia. The authors live in West London.
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Conte nts
Introduction
THE MYTHS
ORIGINS & HISTORY
SERVING ICE CREAM & THE BIRTH OF THE ICE-CREAM CONE
WHAT ARE ICES & WHAT IS GELATO?
EQUIPMENT
INGREDIENTS
WHAT IS GOOD ICE CREAM?
THE BASICS
Basic Recipes
How to Microwave Custards for Ice Cream and Gelato
Freezing Techniques
A-Z of RECIPES
Instant Ices
LOLLYPOPS OR SUCKERS
BOMBES & MOULDED ICES
SAUCES & SYRUPS
WAFERS, CONES, BISCUITS, TOFFEE, TAFFY & BRITTLES
GLOSSARY
APPENDICES
SODAS, SUNDAES & FLOATS
THE SCIENCE OF ICES
CONVERSIONS & SUBSTITUTES
MAKING ICES COMMERCIALLY
USEFUL ADDRESSES
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
PICTURE CREDITS
INDEX
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