I woke up this morning to about six inches of snow and it is still coming down!  It isn’t very often that we get more than two inches of snow in one winter, so this is quite a treat!

After our last big snow in December I heard about Snow Cream.  People were shocked that I had never heard of it since I grew up in the South.  I am determined to partake in this treat with our new fallen snow.  Snow Cream is a variation of ice cream made with snow-who wouldn’t like that?

There were several recipes online, but I chose this one because I have all of the ingredients on hand!

Sandy’s Old-time Snow Cream Recipe

From: Yary Hluchan

• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 cup sugar
• scant 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• large bowl of snow (about 3 quarts)

Blend milk, sugar and vanilla.  Stir in enough snow to make snow cream to an ice cream consistency.

Variations:

• Substitute canned cream for milk for a heavier flavor
• Add Nestles Quik for a chocolate snow cream, or use instant cocoa mix.
• Add plump raisins and cinnamon, or add a beaten egg for a nog taste
• Puree an overripe banana and add to the mixture

Note:  Always make sure the snow is clean.  It takes at least one to two hours for snow to clean the pollutants from the air.  Use only snow that has fallen after that first cleansing snow.