I'm surprised that on a hot day like today more of it hasn't melted!

我很驚訝像今天這麼熱的天氣居然大多數的冰塊沒有融化！

I had wondered if he had gone to Alaska himself for it.

我很好奇他是不是跑到阿拉斯加去搬冰塊

Anyway, as it's so hot, I think it would be nice for the family to have cucumber ice cream

在這麼熱的天氣，我想很適合在晚餐時間為家人準備

with their dinner.

小黃瓜冰淇淋

And to make it you will need:

製作小黃光冰淇淋你會需要：

One large cucumber, four ounces of sugar,

一根大的黃瓜，四盎司的糖

half a pint of water, a generous amount of ginger Brandy,

半品脫的水，適量的薑汁白蘭地

a little green food colouring, the juice of two lemons,

一點綠色食用色素，兩顆檸檬擠出的檸檬汁

and a pint of sweetened cream

和一品脫的甜鮮奶油

To start, take the large cucumber, peel it and then de-seed it. Then chop it, and cook it

一開始先將黃瓜去皮去籽，接著切塊後放入水中煮

until tender with the water and sugar.

放在加有糖的水中煮到軟

While the cucumber is still warm, pound it to soften it a little and then add a little

趁黃瓜還是熱的時候將它搗碎，使它變得柔軟，然後加入一點

green food colouring.

綠色食用色素

Then you add the brandy and the lemon juice.

接著再加上白蘭地和檸檬汁

Once you have put the cucumber mix through a Tammy sieve to make it smooth,

將這個混和物用篩子過篩，讓它變得更滑順

then you can add the sweetened cream, sweetened to your taste.

然後你可以加入甜鮮奶油，增加點甜味

Now that you've made your mix, it's time to freeze your ice cream.

配料混合好後，現在可以把它拿去做冰淇淋了

Lord Braybrooke has bought me one of these little ice cream makers,

Braybrooke爵士買給我這個小型的冰淇淋製造機

and it contains in the middle a metal container that turns around

這個機器中間有一個可以旋轉的金屬容器，

and inside is a little paddle so you can turn the mix constantly.

裡面有個有扇葉的攪拌器，幫助你攪拌食材

The lid goes on and then the mechanism, when you turn the handle

蓋上蓋子，這個機器作用的原理是，當你轉動把手時，

turns both the container and the mix at once.

會同時轉動容器和裡面的混合配料

Ice around it is not enough on its own.

只靠這周圍的冰塊來降溫溫度會不夠低

You need to add a little salt all the way around the outside to keep it nice and cool.

所以你必須在外圍撒上些鹽巴，以確保有足夠的冷卻效果

And then all you need to do is to add your mix, and turn until it's frozen.

接著你只要將你混和好的冰淇淋汁液到進去，並攪拌它，直到它凝固為止

If you don't work in a house as grand as this, and you haven't got your own ice cream maker,

若你的工作環境不像這裡這麼大，而且也沒有自己的冰淇淋製造機

then you can simply use a metal container in a large bowl of ice with salt,

你可以準備大的盆子裝滿冰塊和鹽，把金屬容器放在其中

and then you turn the container and stir the mix yourself.

然後你自己轉動金屬容器和混合冰淇淋汁液

Now that your mix is the consistency of a better, it's time to put your ice cream into a mould.

現在你的冰淇淋汁液的黏稠度夠了，是時候將冰淇淋放到模型裡

There are lots of different types of ice cream moulds.

這裡有許多種不同的冰淇淋模型

You can make small ones like this here, and then with these moulds

你可以選擇尺寸較小的，像是這款，然後你要做的

all you need to do is seal the edges with butter to make sure it doesn't freeze or frost up.

就是用奶油密封邊緣，並確保開口處不會結凍或結霜

Or you can use one of the larger moulds, and then you put it in your ice box.

或者你可以選擇大一點的模型，然後你可以將它放到你的冰淇淋桶內

If you don't fancy moulding your ice cream, you can serve it in a glass bowl and then garnish.

若你不喜歡用模型將冰淇淋塑形，你也可以簡單的將它擺放在玻璃碗中，並加以裝飾

Cucumber ice cream.

這就是小黃瓜冰淇淋