Peaches and Cream

One of my favorite things about summer is the summer fruit !
Give me blueberries for breakfast , snacks of plums and peaches and the ever popular watermelon...all juicy and sweet and never as good off-season .
   A personal twist on the Root Beer Float is one made with traditional cream soda and peach ice cream . A very well known ice cream maker usually sells the peach ice cream only this time of year , but the shelves have been empty of this delight for weeks !  Peeved into action , a wonderful recipe from a Silver Palate cookbook yielded the prize . For any similarly fond , here's the recipe :
            
           Peach Ice Cream   (makes almost a quart )

4 large,ripe peaches -peeled ,stoned and sliced
         3 go into a blender to be pureed
         1 reserved and cut into a small dice
3/4 cup heavy cream
1/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 TBSP liqueur of choice , but nut-flavored (almond,hazelnut)

   Puree the 3 peaches in the blender . Warm the cream in a small saucepan to dissolve the sugar , keep stirring .Cool the cream and add to blender with the liqueur . When all is smooth , stir in the 4th ,diced peach and turn the mixture into an ice cream freezer , following  the device's instructions . It is so good !
   No ice cream freezer ? Pour the mixture into frozen-pop molds !
Enjoy !