Homemade ice cream. Yum. The food of dreams, the base of sundaes, the delight of old and young. And a hassle. Especially when using a manual, hand-cranked machine. But the labor makes more than the ...

These freezers are the kind for making homemade ice cream, with a crank that turns the creamy mixture inside until it solidifies into a delicious dessert. Benjamin L. King, the foundry owner, collects ...

But when the ice cream was ready, the paddle was removed and the canister packed in ice for a final freeze, and the kids got to lick the paddle. Purists insist that hand-cranked ice cream was the best ...

As I write this column, the first day of summer is on the horizon. It won’t be long before July 4 gatherings celebrate our nation’s independence. Back in the day, home churned, hand cranked ice cream ...