You can pick up fully automatic ice cream makers now for about $50. All you do is keep the base in your freezer until ready to use. No ice and salt to buy or anything; you have ice cream within about 15 minutes of plugging it in. WOW! A FULLY  automatic one is about $500 - $1500 (out of range compared to most people's desire for ice cream).

There is a book now available called VICE CREAM! You might want to check it out. It's vegan (fully dairy free), and half of it is completely raw. The other half is easily adapted to raw. It's fabulous!! The author is Jeff Rogers.

This book is magnificent, and even has a testimonial by John Robbins (the son of one of the founders of the Basket Robbins empire who walked away to being a life campaigning for the rights of animals and the dangers of eating milk and othe animal products).

You can also make ice creams in your high speed blender. You'd just need to freeze most of the ingredients and combine them in your high speed blender.

Cheers,
Sheryl