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Instructions:
Read and analyze the source by completing the Analysis Routine below. When you have finished, select the BACK TO KITCHEN button to explore the other sources provided.

Complete the Analysis Routine

1. What does the ice cream maker look like? Does it look like it was heavy or light? Do you think it was hot or cold?

2. Read the recipe again. Does it call for an ice cream maker like this one? What does it say to use instead?

3. Using two bowls to make ice cream was very hard for an enslaved cook. How do you think this changed when the Washingtons bought the ice cream makers?

4. Do you think the Washingtons liked ice cream? What information or evidence helps you to draw your conclusion?

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