Brusters--A Yummy Friday Treat

Bruseters offered a free tour for our home school group.   The kids were allowed to see the inner workings of the shop.  The tour guides showed us the machine named Ellie Mae, and  the steps to making Brusters yummy treats.

 

Each batch requires 2 gallon on mix resulting in three gallons of fresh ice cream.  This is a great introduction to volume for the older kiddos.

2 gallons of mix and a few ounces of flavor/color

The kids selected the flavor to make (Cotton Candy Explosion).  The tour guide showed us the recipe book that they must use to be sure every batch of ice cream has the correct flavor.  (We could not peak in the book--company secrets).  She told us that the ice cream is only kept for 6 days, much shorter than the 3-6 months for the ice cream fro the grocery store. 

The kids toured the freezer and waited while their batch finished.  Then they added the pop ricks to make the explosion portion and they all enjoyed the fruits of their labor.