In the Furtherance of Making My Blog a More Cheerful Place...

You get ice cream!  And yes, part of this is the political scientist in me wanting to pretend that the Republicans haven't shut down my government, but still, ice cream!

Chocolate Strawberry Ice Cream

4 cups cream
1 cup milk
2 cups sugar
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1 pound strawberries, frozen or fresh

Cut tops off strawberries, if they have them, and stew whole until they have released their liquid and/or melted.  Add sugar slowly, stirring until it resolves.  Add cocoa powder, and stir until thoroughly mixed.  Stew for one minute.  Take it off the heat and put it in a blender until pureed.  Put in the refrigerator to cool.

Mix cream and milk together.  when the chocolate strawberry syrup is room temperature, add to milk and cream and mix until homogenized.  Beat the mixture until it begins to rise and become just a little fluffy.  put into ice cream maker and make as the manufacturer instructs.

Feeds one cranky political science student, or four to six normal people.

Keep in mind, this ice cream has a really unpleasant brown/red color, so it might not be best for company or picky children.