When a freezer with a crank is used and the chilled mixture, of whatever kind it may be, is packed for freezing, the amount of salt and ice being proportioned according to the texture desired, turn the crank slowly and steadly until it becomes difficult to turn it longer. Open the can. remove the dasher, scrape the hardened mixture from the sides of the can, and beat it with a perforated wooden spoon till smooth; close the can, put the cork in the cover, draw off the brine, and add fresh ice and salt, covering the top with the same. Then cover the freezer with a piece of carpet or a blanket and allow the frozen mixture to stand two hours or longer, to "ripen." When a freezer without a crank is employed, the mixture is scraped from the sides of the can, to which it adheres in freezing, with a wooden spatula, and beaten thoroughly two or three times in the half hour which is needed for freezing.