When did ice cream makers get so cheap? Did the Department of Justice break up an ice cream maker monopoly when I wasn’t looking? I just brought home a maker that works without ice or salt (an insert gets put in the freezer for several hours before making the ice cream) for only $25 from WalMart (don’t laugh - as I said before, WalMarts the place to go for cheap plastic products, and I needed a salad spinner {don’t laugh - I’ve been eating lots and lots of leafy vegetables from my garden, and I’ve gotten tired of waving the leaves around the kitchen trying to dry them off [don’t laugh - oh, never mind …] } ). The insert’s in the freezer now, and tomorrow the fresh strawberries I picked up will be turned into something mighty tasty.