A vain attempt at a comfort from home

I can't honestly say that I've wanted for anything from home that I can't get here in Cameroon.  I rarely eat out, and I'm not a big fan of the cable tv that I inexplicably signed-up for earlier this Summer.  One thing that I do really miss, though, is ice cream.  The cold, creamy joy that I can purchase for a mere $3 a 1/2 gallon.  Mmmmm.  I decided to try making a facsimile of ice cream from powdered milk, eggs, and sweetener.  We do not have vanilla or chocolate, so I looked to the fruit in our kitchen for added flavor.  Bananas were the obvious choice, but not very adventurous.  A favorite of mine, that is very cheap here in Cameroon, was staring me in the face: avocado.  I have had sliced avocado on vanilla ice cream in the past, and the flavors really compliment each other quite nicely.  So what about avocado flavored ice cream?  They are easily mashed, and mix well with cream, so why not?  I cooked, cooled, and froze the concoction, and had my avocado-flavored frozen dairy treat.  Sounds disgusting, right?  Well it is!  Crap, why the hell did I think this was a good idea?  I wasn't drinking, or delirious, or even half-asleep.  The saddest part is, though, that I will probably try again on the premise that I just didn't have the ingredients in the correct proportions.  Perhaps tomorrow I will try to make Papaya-tuna casserole...