BluesLifter Ice Cream Syrup

Well, the dog days of summer are finally here, and with a vengeance!  As you are probably aware, July is National Ice Cream Month, and July 21st is National Ice Cream Day!  What a great way to say "STICK IT, SUMMER!", sitting back with a gallon of your favorite ice cream and eating it all before it even has a chance to get soft.  I'm sure we're on the same page here.

If you're like me, though, after a little bit of summer, you start to get just a tad tired of regular ice cream.  It just doesn't quite get you to where you need to go anymore, maybe even making you a little nauseous.  Or a lot nauseous.  And yet you still have a lot of summer to go!  This is an unacceptable situation.

Fear not!  We here at The Old-Time Vinegar Company have your back!  Introducing the BluesLifter Vinegar Syrup!  Make this simple recipe and I guarantee that you'll be back on the ice cream train in no time!  It adds such a delicious, acidic zip to your favorite cone or bowl, you'll never want to go back to plain ice cream again.

Here it is, as quick and as easy as can be:

Ingredients:

1/2 cup Coffee Blues Beer Vinegar

1/2 cup Cane Sugar

1/4 cup Heavy Whipping Cream*

1/2 tsp Cardamom powder

1 Star Anise

*If you're not into dairy, I would suggest substituting almond or soy milk, but not coconut milk.  Coconut milk tends to be a bit oilier, and that oil can separate out.

Instructions:

Put all the ingredients in a small pot and bring them to a boil. It might look like the cream curdles because of the vinegar, but it doesn't - just keep heating it and stirring it through. After it boils, reduce heat and simmer until the sauce coats the back of a spoon and begins to thread as it drips about 10-15 minutes.  Drizzle it over the top of your favorite pint, gallon, or 5-gallon bucket of ice cream.  We really like it over a nice French Vanilla.