Snow Cream

Snow Cream

It is very rare to get snow in December, in North Carolina. The first snow is always the most special. My Mom would be just as excited as we kids were when it started snowing. After there were several inches on the ground, Mom would say "Who wants Snow Cream?!?". She would give us a large mixing bowl and tell us to fill it up. But you had to make sure that you scraped away the very top layer of snow - and avoid the snow closest to the ground. And stay away from yellow snow!

• Large mixing bowl of fresh snow
• 1 - 2 cups of Milk (whole milk is best)
• 1 - 2 tsp. Vanilla Extract or other flavoring
• 1/2 - 1 cup sugar

Take the large bowl of snow and stir the snow around a little to fluff it up. Then quickly stir in just enough milk to make a similar consistency to ice cream. Start with 1/2 cup of milk and keep going until you have enough to make the snow creamy. If you add too much milk and it becomes runny, just add some more snow. Then stir in a little vanilla and sugar to taste. That's it! Eat it as fast as you can before it melts!