Saturday, October 16, 2010

The Old Ice Cream Maker

The Old Ice Cream Maker

Summers are hot in Texas. My family wasn’t middle class folks, so we didn’t have a lot of the luxuries of some. We didn’t have air conditioning until I was almost out of school.

The lack of anything modern, didn’t amount to much for us. There are memories of doing “family” things that I recall. I remember sitting atop the old crank ice cream maker.

When the fresh fruit was in season, the fruit would be added to the mixture. The stainless steel cylinder full of the liquid substance would be placed into the wooden container. A paddle was placed inside the cylinder. Then the lid was put over the cylinder. Between the cylinder and the wooden frame, lots of block ice that had been chipped was crammed around it – after about 1/3 full – rock salt was thrown around the ice to keep it cold and from melting so quickly, the ice process would continue until the wooden container was full, then the crank shaft was locked into place.

Normally a towel and a blanket (usually my dad’s old green army blanket) was put on top and as the kid of the house, it was my job to sit on top of the ice cream maker until the cracking stopped.

The taste of the ice cream was ever so good – it was fresh – it was clear of any preservatives like what we get now.

As a follower of Christ, when we follow His will, study His word, we too can be fresh and renewed each day. The Bible can serve as our “crank” to get us going every day – the ice cream can represent our wholesomeness, and the sweetness of the cream can be our dispositions – and God is the one making us who we are.

Let’s find the time to renew ourselves everyday. Read our Bibles. Study God’s word. Be renewed!

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