Ice Cream Mix  Praline's Corporate OfficeIn the United States
alone, more than 1 billion gallons of ice cream are sold each
year. Ice cream accounts for eight percent of all the milk
produced each year. Whether you eat it out of a cone, in a
sundae, or straight out of the box, a lot of work goes into
making the ice cream Americans enjoy every day.  There are
actually many specific rules that the U.S. Department of
Agriculture has created to define what can and can't be labeled
as ice cream. If you want your product to be considered real ice
cream, it must contain at least 10 percent milk fat and a
minimum of 6 percent non-fat milk solids. Also a gallon of ice
cream must weigh at least 4.5 pounds. The range of milk fat that
is acceptable is between 10 and 16 percent. The higher the milk
fat percentage, the richer the taste will be. Many premium ice
cream flavors are 14 percent milk fat, because it provides a
rich, creamy texture that many people find desirable for ice
cream. Most ice cream makers will not go h