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ImStillMags > wrote:

> Lookit what I found. I was looking at the ingredients in the Ben
> and Jerry's Coffee Heath Bar crunch ice cream and I noticed Guar
> Gum..
>
> That got me to thinking,,,,why do they put that stuff in ice creams,
> so I started googling around.
>
> Here's what I found.
>
> That's how they make the ice cream really smooth and silky. This is
> a great article and
> I plan on using some xanthan gum in the batch I'm making.
>
> check it out:
>
> http://www.lifeofafoodie.com/2009/09/14/guar-gum/
>
> I have xanthan gum cause I bought stuff for gluten free baking and it
> is used there.

Okey dokey. I won't be adding those thickeners to my stuff, though. I
hope it works out for you. Just don't call it Artisan Ice Cream, eh?
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