Homemade Strawberry Ice Cream

2 cups sugar
2 envelopes of unflavored gelatin
6 cups half and half
6 beaten eggs
2 cups whipping cream
3 T vanilla
4 cups sliced strawberries
1/4 c. sugar
red food coloring (optional)

In a large sauce pan, mix sugar and gelatin. Pour in half and half and cook until sugar is dissolved over medium heat. Do not boil. Add one cup of this to the beaten eggs and return all to sauce pan. Cook about two more minutes, but not boiling. Removed from heat and stir in whipping cream and vanilla and food coloring. Cool completely.
Add sugar to sliced strawberries and with a pastry blender, mash them slightly. Add to cool custard. Pour into a 4-5 quart ice cream maker and follow manufacturer's instructions.

Ashlie's Homemade Chocolate-Orange Ice Cream

3 cups whole milk
1/4 cup brown sugar
3 egg yolks
peel of one orange
Cook together to make a custard, but do not boil. When it is finished cooking, remove the orange peel.
Add to cooked custard:
1 can sweet condensed milk
1/4 c. cocoa
3 oz of chocolate chunks

Pour into ice cream maker and follow the instructions for your machine.