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A question about measuring

post #1 of 4
6/20/08 at 5:55pm
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Hello
I bought powdered ice cream mix in bulk. It came in 6 pound containers, The directions say to add 2 gallons of milk or water to 6 pounds of the ice cream mix. My mackine makes 1 & a 1/2 quarts of ice cream. Please tell me the ratio of how much milk or water to ice cream powder mix
Thank you
George
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post #2 of 4
6/20/08 at 6:21pm
Can't be that hard to fiigure out. You MUST have a scale for this to work well though.

What is the volume of your normal ice cream mix when you make it yourself before churning? That will give you a guide for how far to go with reducing the ratio.

Then reduce the ratios until you get close to that amount.

So 2 gallons to 6 lbs mix reduces to:

1 gallon to 3 lbs

1/2 gallon to 1.5 lbs

1 qt to 12 oz

2 cups to 6 oz mix and so on. I'd wager this as close to the volume you'd start with. Pour the dry mix into a measuring cup and write down the amount so you won't have to weigh next time though weighing will probably produce a more consistent result.

That was easy. Certainly you could have figured that out yourself, no?

Phil
more than taste fine
me eat it all the time
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post #3 of 4
6/20/08 at 8:38pm
I'd start with 6oz and 2 cups just to see how much volume you get.
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post #4 of 4
6/21/08 at 1:06pm

Why?

Was there a reason to answer the question that way? If they asked for help it's my guess they couldn't figure it out. Not everyone has the necessary skills for figuring formulas. Myself? I couldn't tell you what the results of adding 1/2 and 1/8 would be. I'm horrible at math beyond simple fractions.
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