Oh my!

[dreamflower]

I just had snow ice cream for the first time in my life!

Oh! It is SO good!


8 cups fresh clean snow
1 can sweetened condensed milk
1 teaspoon vanilla

Stir together and eat immediately.

Ahhh!

Comments

[claudia603.livejournal.com]

:)

This reminds me that in Trinidad, they always served snowcones with sweetened condensed milk. It was so yummy!

[dreamflower]

Sweetened condensed milk is an amazing thing! You can do so much with it!

[shirebound]

Oh, that takes me back to my childhood! My mom made that for us once after a huge blizzard.

[dreamflower]

I'd heard of it many times, but never lived where there was enough snow to do it. The DH mentioned it after our Christmas snow-- but the snow has to be very fresh and clean, and by the time he thought of it the snow was not really clean enough.

[aspenjules.livejournal.com]

Oooooh, never done that before!!

I'll have to share that with my daughter and sister... they live in snow country.

What size can sweetened condensed milk?

[dreamflower]

14 ounce-- standard size now, I think!

[auntiemeesh.livejournal.com]

I've never had it, but it sounds yummy!

[dreamflower]

It was! Oh, man, it was the best ice cream I've ever had!

[cairistiona7.livejournal.com]

I've never heard of that but we just happen to have both fresh snow and vanilla and a can of sweetened condensed milk, so hubby and I threw it together and wow...that is *rich*. Almost too rich... I wonder if I used too big a can!

I think I need a pickle. LOL

[dreamflower]

Rich, and delicious!

I used a standard 14 oz. can!

So glad you enjoyed it!

[mews1945.livejournal.com]

Mama used to make that for us when it snowed. It really does taste so good.

[dreamflower]

That's what the DH said! I'd always heard of it-- I remember first hearing of it when our third grade teacher was reading the "Little House" books to us. But I'd never had it before! It's amazing!

[baranduin.livejournal.com]

Sounds fabulous. We made it as kids but I don't think we knew enough to put in the milk ... I think we just used the snow, vanilla and a little sugar. I think I can see the benefits of your recipe :-)

[dreamflower]

It was so good!

[labourslamp.livejournal.com]

Sugar-on-snow is supposed to be great, too, if you don't mind the high price of maple syrup...

Unfortunately (despite having to deal with snow every single year, and this one especially) my snow-eating experiments never went beyond making snow fruits and then eating them. And now it's all too nasty to even try that--although with all the melting and refreezing, I can now walk on top of all of it better than an elf!

[dreamflower]

Yes, the snow has to be very clean and fresh. The DH says it's best to get the snow while it's still actually snowing!

I am still amazed by how good it was!

[i-o-r-h-a-e-l.livejournal.com]

Sounds so freshhh! :D

[dreamflower]

Indeed! You have to eat it *immediately*, because it melts far more quickly than regular ice cream!

[ansostuff.livejournal.com]

Um.... Okay. I've never heard about people eating snow ice cream before. i'm glad you liked it. :)

[dreamflower]

Perhaps it's an American thing? I've *heard* of it all my life, but I never lived where there was enough snow to try it before. I'm surprised that it hasn't caught on elsewhere, because it's really delicious!

[coneygoil.livejournal.com]

That sounds awesome! I wish we'd get snow down here that actually stuck then I'd so try that!

[lilybaggins.livejournal.com]

Yum. I remember my mom telling me a story about snow cream when I was little. I never knew it REALLY existed, though.

Hobbits would really enjoy snow cream! :)