My first taste of peppermint ice cream was at five years old in Kindergarten at Concord Elementary in Anderson, SC. My teacher, Mrs. Bice, had made this ice cream for us in an old-fashioned churn filled with starlight mints. To a child it was a delight, very different from store bought and oh so Christmasy. Fast forward twenty-five years to another Christmas when I received from my parents a Cuisinart Ice Cream Maker. The next Christmas, along with my double chocolate cake, I