I said I would love to have it. Betty was a wonderful cook.
This is what she wrote:
Don't know Mom's exact Snow Cream recipe. She used to make it in Tennessee when it snowed. I remember the contents and how good it was, but not the measurements. Mom took lots and lots of clean snow, added sugar, vanilla and milk. Healthy, no, but SO good.
Sure, leave off the proportions so I can improvise, the surefire way to splendid cooking.
(Technically, I'm not sure I know the best way to capture falling snow. Be assured, it's coming down in earnest.)
It looks like there will be enough Snow Cream for everyone, even if we have to experiment a little with the ratios.
While we are tasting winter here, a shout out to my childhood pal Cam (safe in Key West) and the fearsome icicles we snapped off the power company's roof and then licked until our tongues couldn't stand it anymore.
Clearly, ice dams were not a worry in those days, which worked out very well for us as we licked these foot-long spirals of ice and yelled out "Grape!" then "Lime!" then "Blue!"
"Blue's not a flavor!"
"How come orange is?"
"Good question. Okay, blue's a flavor."
So, if you have lots of snow and cold, what are you doing? Looking for your sled? Cooking up snow cones? Hiding in the pantry with Cadbury Creme Eggs? Leave me a comment.
(Technically, I'm not sure I know the best way to capture falling snow. Be assured, it's coming down in earnest.)
It looks like there will be enough Snow Cream for everyone, even if we have to experiment a little with the ratios.
While we are tasting winter here, a shout out to my childhood pal Cam (safe in Key West) and the fearsome icicles we snapped off the power company's roof and then licked until our tongues couldn't stand it anymore.
Clearly, ice dams were not a worry in those days, which worked out very well for us as we licked these foot-long spirals of ice and yelled out "Grape!" then "Lime!" then "Blue!"
"Blue's not a flavor!"
"How come orange is?"
"Good question. Okay, blue's a flavor."
So, if you have lots of snow and cold, what are you doing? Looking for your sled? Cooking up snow cones? Hiding in the pantry with Cadbury Creme Eggs? Leave me a comment.
8 comments:
Okay Sue, you challenged me. I found a Snow Cream recipe that looks like what Mom used to make. 1 gallon snow (Yikes, if we get 2 flakes here, they shut down the schools for a week!) 1 cup white sugar. 1 TBS vanilla, 1 cup milk. Mix and serve at once. I just remember how good it was. I was a kid. Anything with sugar was gourmet!
Thank you for straightening out those ratios :)
No snow here...wish we could make some snow cream!
Stay warm....
Cindy
Our snow is all melted now, so none of that delicious snow cream for me. I am sure I would have eaten the whole gallon of it in one night. I think it is a very inventive use of snow. xox
My Mom always made us snow ice cream too when we were little too. It was sooooooo gooood ♥ (she also grew up in Tennessee)
Plenty of snow is falling here tonight and I'm hiding inside until it's over. It's a good time to putter away at all the small jobs I never seem to get around to.
I've never heard of snow cream but it sounds like fun. No snow here but if we did I love to cuddle in front of the fireplace with my Yorkie. Missing her lots.
Never heard of snow cream here in Illinois, but I certainly remember the icicles with their imaginary flavors!
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