Sweeteners (was Re: Guilt, satiety, calorie restrictio...

October 9, 2003

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My honey says 17 grams per tablespoon, but I use 3-4 tablespoons for

what ends up being nearly a half gallong of ice cream. The wild

blueberries probably contribute about 20 g carbs (regular blueberries

would contribute 30, but these don't seem nearly as sweet), and the

honey would contribute between 51 and 68 g carbs. The rest is raw

heavy cream and egg yolks. If there are 88 g carbs, and 32 half cup

servings then holy shit, there are 3 grams of carbs? Is my math

right??? Something seems wrong. In any case, I don't think 10 g is

unreasonable. The blueberries at lots of sweetness (to me), and honey

is much sweeter per gram of sugar than any other sweetener, so it

lowers the total carb content. Also, most people would probably say

my ice cream isn't sweet enough, but I like it.

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man, chris, after all the mentions of your ice cream, i've GOT to try

this. i mean, just heavy cream and egg yolks alone are heavenly

bliss; even the smallest amounts of honey or wild fruit would be just

an icing-equivalent on the cake-equivalent. oddly enough, even

though i have convenient local sources of excellent quality (one

source is 100% grass-fed!) raw cream, in addition to milk and butter,

i've only ever bought raw cream once (i'm happy just getting milk

straight from the cow and making kefir), and it got very thick like

ice cream just sitting in my fridge for a day, so i ate it by the

spoonful, maybe a tablespoon or two per day. it was unbelievably

delicious, totally unreal. even though it would never be a frequent

item for me, i think this ice cream thing will be a great food for

serving guests without compromising my standards. it's a challenge

for me to serve guests because my own diet is unpalatable for most

people.

mike parker

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