Hatcher mangoes

Marilynn Hatcher reports a bumper crop.

You can't get Hatcher mangoes in stores, though. You go to their website, hatchermangohill.com and put your name on their waiting list. When your name comes up, they'll call you and set up a time when you can come pick them up. They also ship.

Hatcher mangoes are the biggest mangoes I've ever seen. They're also sweet and never stringy.

Read more about Hatcher Mango Hill here. Marilynn offers this recipe for mango ice cream in her book, Hatcher's Mango Thrills.

Marilynn Hatcher with her book, Hatcher Mango Thrills.

1 Hatcher mango, sliced 2 cups sugar 1 can (10 oz.) sweetened condensed milk 1 can (12 oz.) evaporated milk 4 eggs 2 tablespoons cornstarch 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 pint whipping cream 1% milk, as needed

Place mango slices in container of an electric blender; cover and process until smooth. Set aside. Combine sugar, condensed milk, evaporated milk, eggs, cornstarch, and vanilla in a bowl, and mix well. Pour mixture into the freezer can of a 1-gallon ice cream freezer. Add mango puree to freezer can mixture and pour in enough 1% milk to bring mixture to the full line on the freezer can. Freeze according to manufacturer's instructions.