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ISSUE NO. 21
April 2026
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Culture

You Can Make Ice Cream in Prison. Here’s How.

By
Geoff

Geoff writes from a prison in VIC.

Ingredients:

  • 6 eggs
  • 600 ml cream
  • 2 x cans condensed milk
  • Strawberry topping

Instructions:

  1. Separate the egg yolks from the egg whites.
  2. Pour the cream into a bowl and gently whisk until firm but not set.
  3. Pour 2 cans of condensed milk into a bowl.
  4. Mix 3 egg yolks with the condensed milk and gently whisk.
  5. Mix 6 egg whites together to make a meringue-like texture, but not fully set.
  6. Mix the condensed milk with the cream by gently folding it through.
  7. Fold through all the ingredients together and mix well.
  8. Grab a 2-litre ice cream container (or another type of container) and pour the mixture in a little at a time while mixing the strawberry topping in.
  9. When the container is filled, add more topping and freeze for 24 hours.

Final step: Enjoy.

Ingredients:

  • 6 eggs
  • 600 ml cream
  • 2 x cans condensed milk
  • Strawberry topping

Instructions:

  1. Separate the egg yolks from the egg whites.
  2. Pour the cream into a bowl and gently whisk until firm but not set.
  3. Pour 2 cans of condensed milk into a bowl.
  4. Mix 3 egg yolks with the condensed milk and gently whisk.
  5. Mix 6 egg whites together to make a meringue-like texture, but not fully set.
  6. Mix the condensed milk with the cream by gently folding it through.
  7. Fold through all the ingredients together and mix well.
  8. Grab a 2-litre ice cream container (or another type of container) and pour the mixture in a little at a time while mixing the strawberry topping in.
  9. When the container is filled, add more topping and freeze for 24 hours.

Final step: Enjoy.

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