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We each eat an average 6 litres of ice cream a year - a mere fraction of the whopping 21 litres our Stateside friends get through in 12 months! There's no better way of cooling off during the scorching British summer than with a cheeky ice cream or ten, whatever the weather. 

Indulge a little by making your own home-made ice cream. Take a few ideas from our selection of ice cream and sorbet recipes. And see what the big names in ice cream have up their sleeves for us this summer. Check out what's new for 2007!

Also in Food & Drink: lush BBQ recipes for summer.