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Ep205: Ice Cream flavors and how they are made! · Kidcast Daily

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  Sports and science bursting from inside a world of wonder.
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  Kid Cast Daily starts yours. Welcome to Kick Ass Daily, where
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  we bring news, trivia, fun facts, and more just for curious
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  kids like you. Today, get ready to explore a
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  topic that's cool, sweet, and delicious.
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  Ice Cream. Have you ever wondered what the
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  top five ice cream flavors are and how they're made?
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  Today we'll discover the most popular flavors, find out why
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  people love them, and learn exactly how those creamy treats
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  end up in your bowl or cone. Let's start with a quick
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  question. Have you ever stood in front of
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  the ice cream freezer at a store or shop and felt amazed by all
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  the choices? There are so many colors,
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  swirls, and toppings. But even with all those options,
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  there are 5 flavors that are loved the most around the world.
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  These five are vanilla, chocolate, strawberry cookies
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  and cream, and mint chocolate chip.
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  Let's begin our journey with vanilla.
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  The classic favorite. Vanilla ice cream might look
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  simple because of its white color, but its flavor is
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  actually very special. Vanilla comes from the vanilla
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  bean, which is a long pod that grows on a type of orchid plant.
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  These plants are mostly grown in places like Madagascar, Mexico,
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  and Tahiti. Farmers pick the pods, dry them,
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  and then tiny seeds from the pods are used to make vanilla
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  extract. This extract gives vanilla ice
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  cream its famous taste. To make vanilla ice cream, ice
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  cream makers start with a mixture called a base.
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  The base is usually made from milk, cream, sugar, and
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  sometimes egg yolks. The ingredients are mixed
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  together and gently heated. This helps the sugar dissolve
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  and the flavors blend. Once the base is ready, vanilla
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  extract is added for flavor. Next comes the fun part,
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  freezing. The base is poured into a
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  special machine called an ice cream maker.
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  This machine chills the liquid while mixing it around and
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  around. The mixing keeps the ice cream
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  smooth and stops it from getting icy.
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  After about 20 to 30 minutes, the mixture becomes thick and
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  creamy. At this stage, the ice cream is
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  soft, almost like a thick milkshake.
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  It can be eaten right away, or it can be put in a freezer to
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  become firmer. Did you know that vanilla is the
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  most popular ice cream flavor in the United States and many other
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  countries? People love it because it tastes
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  good on its own, but it also goes well with other desserts
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  like apple pie, brownies, or fruit.
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  Now, let's move on to the next favorite, chocolate.
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  Chocolate ice cream is rich, sweet, and has a deep brown
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  color. The main ingredient that gives
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  chocolate ice cream its flavor is cocoa powder.
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  Cocoa comes from cocoa beans, which grow inside large pods on
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  the cacao tree. These trees grow in warm places
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  like West Africa, South America, and Southeast Asia.
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  The beans are taken out of the pods, dried, roasted, and ground
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  into cocoa powder. To make chocolate, ice cream
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  makers use the same base as vanilla, but they add cocoa
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  powder and sometimes melted chocolate.
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  The cocoa is mixed into the milk, cream, and sugar.
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  Sometimes a little vanilla extract is also added to bring
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  out the chocolate flavor. The mixture is heated until
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  smooth and then cooled down. Just like with vanilla, the
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  chocolate mixture goes into the ice cream maker.
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  It's mixed and frozen at the same time.
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  This makes the texture creamy and delicious.
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  Some chocolate ice creams have extra chocolate chips or chunks
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  mixed. And for even more chocolatey
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  goodness. Did you know that chocolate ice
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  cream was one of the first flavors ever invented, even
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  before vanilla? If you love chocolate bars,
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  cakes, or cookies, you'll probably love chocolate ice
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  cream too. Next up is strawberry.
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  A fruity and colorful favorite, Strawberry ice cream gets its
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  pink color and sweet, tangy taste from real strawberries.
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  To make it ice cream maker, start with the same base of
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  milk, cream and sugar. Then they add strawberries that
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  have been mashed, pureed or chopped into small pieces.
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  Sometimes a little bit of strawberry syrup or jam is added
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  to make the flavor even stronger.
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  The strawberry mixture is heated gently to blend the flavors.
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  After cooling, it's poured into the ice cream maker and churned
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  until it becomes thick and creamy.
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  Some people like their strawberry ice cream with chunks
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  of fruit, while others like it smooth.
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  Did you know that the first strawberry ice cream recipe
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  appeared in a cookbook over 200 years ago?
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  Strawberries are a favorite fruit for many people, and their
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  sweet flavor makes them perfect for ice cream.
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  Strawberry ice cream is also a main part of a dessert called
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  Neapolitan ice cream, which has vanilla, chocolate, and
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  strawberry all in one. Now let's talk about cookies and
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  cream, a flavor that's packed with crunch.
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  Cookies and cream ice cream is made by mixing pieces of
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  chocolate sandwich cookies, like Oreos, into vanilla ice cream.
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  The process starts with a batch of vanilla ice cream.
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  Once the ice cream is almost done freezing, big chunks of
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  cookies are stirred in. The cookies soften a little in
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  the cold ice cream, but they still stay crunchy enough to
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  give each bite of fun texture. Cookies and cream became popular
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  in the 1980s, and it quickly became a favorite for kids and
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  adults. The combination of smooth,
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  creamy ice cream and crunchy cookies makes it exciting to
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  eat. Some ice cream shops even use
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  different kinds of cookies, like chocolate chip or peanut butter
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  cookies, for A twist on the classic flavor.
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  Did you know that cookies and cream is one of the few ice
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  cream flavors that was invented in America?
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  It's now one of the top choices in many countries.
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  If you like dunking cookies and milk, you'll probably enjoy
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  cookies and cream ice cream. Finally, let's explore mint
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  chocolate chip, a cool and refreshing flavor.
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  Mint chocolate chip ice cream is easy to spot because it's
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  usually light green with dark chocolate chips.
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  The minty flavor comes from mint extract or peppermint oil, which
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  is mixed into the ice cream base.
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  Sometimes a little green food coloring is added to make it
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  look extra minty, but the color isn't needed for the taste.
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  To make mint chocolate chip, the base of milk, cream, and sugar
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  is flavored with mint and sometimes tinted green.
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  After chilling, it's churned in the ice cream maker.
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  When the ice cream is almost ready, chocolate chips or small
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  pieces of chocolate are added. This way, the chocolate stays in
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  chunks instead of melting into mixture.
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  Did you know that mint chocolate chip was created in the 1970s
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  and quickly became one of the most popular flavors?
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  The cool mint and crunchy chocolate make it a favorite for
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  people who want something different from the usual
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  flavors. Now that we've learned about the
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  top five flavors, let's talk a little more about how ice cream
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  is made. Most ice creams start with the
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  same basic ingredients, milk, cream, and sugar.
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  Some recipes add egg yolks, which make the ice cream richer
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  and smoother. These ingredients are mixed
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  together and heated. Heating helps blend the flavors
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  and also makes the ice cream safe to eat.
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  After the mixture is cooled, it goes into an ice cream maker.
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  This machine freezes the mixture while stirring it at the same
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  time. The stirring is important
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  because it keeps ice crystals small, which makes the ice cream
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  creamy instead of icy. If you freeze the mixture
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  without stirring, you'll get a hard icy block instead of smooth
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  ice cream. At home, you can make ice cream
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  using a hand cream machine, an electric machine, or even by
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  shaking a bag full of ingredients inside another bag
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  of ice and salt. The salt makes the ice colder,
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  which helps the ice cream freeze faster.
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  It's a fun science experiment and a tasty treat.
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  Once the ice cream is churned, it can be eaten right away as
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  soft serve, or it can be put in a freezer for a few hours to
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  become firmer. Ice cream can be scooped into
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  cones, bowls, or even between 2 cookies to make an Ice Cream
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  Sandwich. Now here are a few more fun
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  facts about ice cream. Did you know that the largest
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  ice cream cone ever made was over 9 feet tall?
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  That's taller than most basketball players.
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  The country that eats the most ice cream per person is New
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  Zealand, followed by the United States and Australia.
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  There are even ice cream flavors made with unusual ingredients
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  like garlic, corn, or black sesame seeds.
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  Some shops love to experiment and create new tastes.
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  In the United States, July is National Ice Cream Month, and
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  the third Sunday in July is National Ice Cream Day.
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  Let's do a quick recap of what we learned today.
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  The top five most popular ice cream flavors are vanilla,
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  chocolate, strawberry cookies and cream, and mint chocolate
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  chip. Each one starts with a base of
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  milk, cream and sugar. Vanilla uses vanilla extract
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  from vanilla beans. Chocolate uses cocoa powder and
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  sometimes melted chocolate. Strawberry uses real
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  strawberries. Cookies and cream has crunchy
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  cookies mixed into vanilla ice cream.
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  Mint chocolate chip uses mint extract and chocolate chips.
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  Ice cream is made by heating and mixing the ingredients, then
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  freezing and stirring the mixture to make it creamy.
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  You can even try making your own ice cream at home with a little
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  help from an adult. That's all for today's episode
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  of Kick Cast Daily. Next time you enjoy a scoop of
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  your favorite ice cream, you'll know exactly how it's made and
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  why it tastes so good. Thanks for joining us and stay
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