Friday, January 16, 2015

Snow Ice Cream

 
(The winking snowman)

The cold.  The snow.  The ice.  It is definitely winter here in my neck of the woods.  I love winter time...and snow!  The ice, not so much.

Actually I am a fan of nature, the changing of seasons, and the beauty that each bring.  Spring sprouts up new life with budding trees and flowers.  Summer brings working in the garden to help yummy fruit and vegetable plants grow into food.  Fall produces a harvest of our labor as we can and freeze food from the garden.  And  although Winter offers a more restful time, it also offers great opportunities for outdoor fun.

(I think Amelia (alpaca in background) wanted to help build this snowman)

As a little girl, I remember sledding, skating, creating snow people, constructing snow forts, and...snow ice cream!  And now, my youngest daughter loves to make snow ice cream!

It is easy to make with a few ingredients that you most likely already have.  She usually brings in a bowl full of snow, so I don't normally measure things.  So, use this "recipe" as a guideline, tweaking it to your taste.  You can't go wrong - it's snow ice cream (smile).

4 cups of clean snow
1 cup milk
2 to 3 teaspoons of sugar
splash of vanilla
Stir all together and enjoy immediately, because it will melt quickly ;-)

Doesn't it just sound glorious?  Snow ice cream!

Did you make this as child or do you make it now with your kids/grandkids?  Please tell me I'm not the only country bumpkin ;-)

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12 comments:

  1. In Romania it is also winter...:). Cute snowman.

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    1. Have you made snow ice cream Ileana? Stay warm...

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  2. This looks like such fun...making memories with snow! I just read your post about your new Pfaltzgraff dishes. They are beautiful. I, too have an addiction to dishes. They look so lovely on your table.

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    1. Thanks Pat. If we have snow, might as well enjoy it, huh?

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  3. Oh, I wish it would snow here! Last year I had my son put some pie plates out on top of his overturned canoe to catch the snow and keep it clean. Snow ice cream is such a treat.
    Blessings,
    Laura of Harvest Lane Cottage

    Oh, by the way, Simply Farmhouse passed the Liebster award along to me. http://harvestlanecottage.blogspot.com/2015/01/liebster-award-discover-new-blogs.html

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    1. Hi Laura, My daughter just scoops the snow into a bowl...I tell her to make sure it is clean ;-) Congratulations on the Liebster award...I will stop in to see your answers.

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  4. How neat I made snow cream when I was little. I love the photo's of the snow. Have a great weekend.

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    1. Hi Teresa, Do you make snow ice cream with your daughters?

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  5. I love the winking expression on your snowman's face! I haven't made snow ice cream since my kids were tiny. But thanks for the reminder. It is yummy and lower in calories than most ice cream!

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    1. The wink wasn't intentional, but when I uploaded the pictures it was there ;-) Happy to hear that you made it with your kids when they were younger...great memories I'm sure!

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  6. My favorite thing about winter...SNOW ICE CREAM...:)

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    1. It is yummy...and starts with an 'all natural ingredient' ;-)

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