Ice cream churns the ice cream mixture while cooled inside a household freezer. Some more expensive models have an inbuilt freezing element. A newer method is to add liquid nitrogen to the mixture while stirring it using a spoon or spatula for a few seconds; a similar technique, advocated by Heston Blumenthal as ideal for home cooks, is to add dry ice to the mixture while stirring for a few minutes. Some ice cream recipes call for making a custard, folding in whipped cream, and immediately freezing the mixture. Another method is to use a pre-frozen solution of salt and water, which
The Emperor of Ice-Cream business trips to Florida. The 'emperor' of ice cream is illustrated through imagery by Stevens as sufficiently ruddy to churn the ice cream and blend its sugar in order to make the customary funeral treat used in the country. Thomas C. Grey in his book on Stevens sees the poem as a harsh didactic lesson studying the use of the metaphor of 'coldness' in Stevens. As Grey states: "Stevens knows the corruptions of coldness as well as its beauties. Chief among them is the heartless selfishness, represented by the sweet sinister cold of 'The Emperor of Ice-Cream.' In the kitchen