Meanings
plural ice-cream-makers
- Alternative form of ice cream maker.
- A machine used to make ice cream.
Freeze the cold base in an ice-cream-maker according to manufacturer’s directions.
2011 June 8, JeanMarie Brownson, “Tropical chill-out”, in Chicago Tribune, section 5, page 55 more examples
More serious Christmas kit includes the likes of the pasta-maker, the yoghurt-maker and the ice-cream-maker. But be honest, who do you know who’s got the time to make their own? Trisha Schofield, head of testing at the Good Housekeeping Institute, believes fad items like this should be avoided.
2003 December 21, Hester Lacey, “Off our trolley”, in The Independent on Sunday, number 722, page 40Here’s an easy step-by-step recipe for making this hot weather treat using your ice-cream-maker: […]
2006 July 12, Karen Fernau, “Homemade sorbet a cool treat”, in The Arizona Republic, page FD4Because electric ice-cream-makers’ freezer inserts must be frozen 24 hours prior to use, just store it in the freezer so it will always be ready to use.
2007 September 16, Donna Pierce, “Fresh peaches make delicious ice cream”, in Messenger-Inquirer, volume 133, number 259, page 8G“My son wants a soft-serve ice-cream-maker for Christmas, so I’m looking for that,” Esteves said.
2007 September 21, Jackie Farwell, “Buck declines against the loonie”, in The Philadelphia Inquirer, 179th year, number 113, page D7Waiting at both ends of the canal were more than 300 cargo ships and tankers, carrying petrol, semiconductors, microchips, scrunchie hair bands, sneakers, hand-held travel steamers, ice-cream-makers, novelty socks and electric milk-frothers.
2022 July 14, Wendell Steavenson, “The long read”, in The Guardian, page 6 - A company or person that makes ice cream.
Kent-based natural ice-cream-maker Taywell is a small business but it doubles its workforce between May and August.
2012 July, Steve Hemsley, “Temporary arrangements”, in Business Reporter, page 135 more examples
Advertising Age noted Bailey's first new advertising campaign for its Irish Cream since its introduction in the U.S. five years earlier (Jervey, 1984a), in part as a reaction to the new competition generated by ice[-]cream-maker Haagen-Dazs' introduction of a cream liqueur to the market.
1988 July, Kimberly A. Neuendorf, Reid A. Pearlman, Alcohol as Good Food: Adolescents' Responses to Liqueur Ads, page 6“It’s a personal accomplishment, but it’s done with the many individuals in our organization, in our distribution partners and our retailers,” said Cathy Nobriga Kim, vice president and third-generation ice-cream-maker.
2004 December 17, Erika Engle, “Star-Bulletin, Midweek will get baby sister”, in Honolulu Star-Bulletin, volume 4, number 275, page C7“We’re not enthusiastic about any new technology that makes people think milk isn’t as pure and safe as we think it is,” said Tom Wright, vice president of marketing at ice-cream-maker Turkey Hill Dairy Inc.
2007 February 25, Harold Brubaker, “Double Trouble Impedes Cloning”, in The Philadelphia Inquirer, 178th year, number 270, page C1Danny Becker, chief ice-cream-maker at his family’s Four Boys Ice Cream Shop in Englishtown, pumps out 24 different flavors every day.
2007 June 20, Andrea Clurfeld, “Cold, hard facts”, in Asbury Park Press, pages D1–D2Ben & Jerry’s is suing the maker of “Ben & Cherry’s” pornographic DVDs, saying the films have smeared the ice-cream-maker’s reputation.
2012 September 7, The Independent, number 8085, page 34
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