Ice Cream making has been a family activity since it first became possible to make ice cream at home.It may not have been the easiest thing to do but look at the reward you got for your efforts, ice cream! It doesn't get any better than that.

Needless to say the tradition carries on for many family's though it is a lot easier nowadays thanks to kitchen appliances like the White Mountain ice cream maker.

The White Mountain ice cream maker is a great looking appliance, the attractive wooden tub gives it the charm of the old fashioned ice cream makers, but the rest of it is bang up to date.

The wooden tub is hand crafted from tongue and groove solid pine. It then has a 3 coat system of finishing which includes sealer, stain and lacquer for durability.

The freezer can and the dasher are both made from stainless steel which makes them easy to look after. The electric motor means these days there's less hard work involved in making your ice cream treats.

The White Mountain ice cream maker has an exclusive triple motion dasher system which makes the smoothest creamiest ice cream. That's why it's considered the best ice cream maker in America.

You can also use it to make frozen yoghurt, sherbet and sorbet. Comes complete with recipes.

One of the great things about having your own ice cream maker in the home is that you can make all sorts of unique flavour recipes. Anything you can dream up you can try out. You can add your favourite fruits or chocolate.

The only limit is your imagination and what your taste buds can stand of course. You can make old fashioned ice cream or you can make frozen yoghurts or sorbets.

did you know that according to the American Ice Cream Makers association these are the ten most popular flavours

1. Vanilla, 29%

2. Chocolate, 8.9%

3. Butter pecan, 5.3%

4. Strawberry, 5.3%

5. Neapolitan, 4.2%

6. Chocolate chip, 3.9%

7. French vanilla, 3.8%

8. Cookies and cream, 3.6%

9. Vanilla fudge ripple, 2.6%

10. Praline pecan, 1.7%