In the 1780's Thomas Jefferson went to France and was introduced to ice cream. He wrote down the recipe to take home and enjoy his own homemade ice cream. Thomas Jefferson's guests quite often enjoyed a cool dish of this delicious homemade ice cream. A copy of his hand written recipe is on the right and below a transcription, in case you have trouble reading his handwriting. Notes: A Sabottiere is from the French word: sorbetière; it was the canister in which the ice cream mix was placed to freeze in a pail of Ice and salt. 'prise' is French for 'holdfast' or seize-up ; i.e set