Who doesn’t love ice cream?

But Why: A Podcast for Curious Kids

Vermont Public

Nature, Language, Kids & Family, Science

4.4 • 4.9K Ratings

🗓️ 1 July 2022

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

That’s just one of the questions we answer in this week’s episode, which also includes instructions on how to easily make your own ice cream at home! We’ll also tackle the why and how of melting ice cream and why some flavors tend to melt faster than others! Our expert in this episode is ice cream entrepreneur Rabia Kamara, of Ruby Scoops in Richmond, Virginia. It's going to be sweet!

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After listening, if you're ready to try making ice cream at home, here's Rabia's easy recipe.

INGREDIENTS:

2 cups of heavy cream

1 14oz can of sweetened condensed milk

Optional additional flavorings:

a splash of vanilla

pinch of salt

And whatever else you might want to add! (Chocolate chips, cookie crumbles, etc.)

INSTRUCTIONS:

Use a hand mixer to beat the heavy cream until it is the consistency of whipped cream, with peaks that hold their shape.

Fold any additional ingredients into the sweetened condensed milk and add the mixture to the heavy cream and fold them together using a spoon.

Put into a freezer safe container.

Let freeze for about 8 hours.

Enjoy!

Transcript

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0:00.0	But why? A podcast for curious kids is known for serious answers to silly questions sent
0:07.0	in by kids just like you. But did you know that but why is now a book series?
0:12.9	Our first book, Our Lama's Ticklish, answers questions from real kids about farm animals.
0:18.8	This colorfully illustrated book is perfect for kids ages 8 to 10. And our second book,
0:24.4	To Fish Breathe Underwater, explores the underwater world of the ocean. Learn more at but why kids.org slash books.
0:54.4	This is But Why, a podcast for curious kids. I'm the host of the show Jane Lindholm. I make this program
1:01.0	with Melody Bodette at Vermont Public and we put out a new episode every two weeks.
1:06.3	On But Why, you get to ask the questions and we find answers. We have so, so many questions
1:12.5	from so, so many of you from so, so many different parts of the world. And we are always impressed
1:18.5	by all the ways you're curious about the world around you. Sometimes you're even curious
1:23.7	about the treats you like to eat.
1:53.7	7 years old, I live in London, England and my question is how do you make different
2:00.6	flavours of ice cream? My name is Wanmiah, I am 4 and a half years old and I live in
2:06.5	Wat Lenny, New York. My question is, oh yes I screamed cold.
2:12.8	Hello, but why? My name is Rita, I am 5 years old, I live in Nova Superior Scratch.
2:24.0	My name is Liam, my age is 7, where I live in US Florida.
2:31.3	My name is Sury and I'm 5 years old, I live in Houston, Texas. My name is Hanna and
2:39.1	I'm 4 years old, I live in California, I want to know what is ice cream melt.
2:49.0	Even when your questions are about, oh say ice cream, which is what we're obviously
2:53.4	talking about today, our answers teach us things about chemistry and food science, about
2:59.8	culture and history, and about how people choose their careers. And sometimes we answer all
3:06.0	of your questions once and we like them so much we want to hear the whole episode again.
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