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Snow Ice Cream RecipeThis Snow Ice Cream Recipe Is Easy And Fun To MakeA snow ice cream recipe is fun to make in the wintertime when there is a clean, white carpet of freshly fallen snow on the ground and the temperature is below freezing. If it's not wintertime or if you don't have access to a quantity of fresh, clean snow, you can prepare this delicious, frozen treat using shaved or finely crushed ice. (Shaved ice is more hygienic if you are at all concerned about the snow's purity.) Not only does this snow ice cream recipe make a novel outdoor treat, but it is also a fun activity for kids of all ages. You'll enjoy trying it!
Snow Ice Cream RecipeCopyright © 2004 by Donald R. BellYou can make this snow ice cream recipe in your kitchen or backyard, on a winter camping trip or snowshoe hike, or even at an outdoor skating party. This easy kid's dessert recipe is very popular with children of all ages. There is just one drawback... it's getting harder to find clean snow nowadays. When I was a youngster, Mom warned me not to eat the yellow snow, but now there's also a host of unseen airborne pollutants contaminating those fleckless-white snowflakes. But, if you are game enough, go ahead and try it at your own risk. Here's how: Take 3 to 4 quarts of freshly fallen, clean snow and rapidly stir in 1 cup of sugar, some vanilla, or other flavoring to taste, and 1 to 2 cups of milk. Mix to desired consistency and serve while it’s somewhat frozen. It takes only a few moments to freeze. A richer version can be made using 1 cup milk and 1 cup coffee cream. Ice finely chopped in a blender may be substituted if snow is unavailable or you are concerned about its purity. Sugar on Snow, or Snow Taffy RecipeCopyright © 2004 by Donald R. Bell.Whereas the snow ice cream recipe makes a treat similar to ice cream, this sugar on snow recipe makes a treat that's more like candy. It represents a popular springtime tradition that has been enjoyed throughout eastern Canada and the northeastern United States for centuries. Native Indians were the first to discover this sweet, tasty, candy-like treat and they taught the early French settlers how to make it; the Algonquin Indians called it and maple sugar "sinsibuckwud." Nowadays, this maple candy treat is also known as maple syrup on snow, maple taffy, snow taffy, or Jack wax, and in Quebec it's called "la tire," which is a French-Canadian term for taffy or pulled toffee. Sugar on snow requires maple syrup, which is derived from maple tree sap. The maple sap is harvested from maple trees in the "sugar bush" and taken to the "sugar shack," a rustic building in which the sap is boiled or "sugared off" in a large evaporator which can process over 250 gallons of sap in an hour. During the labored process much of the water content is evaporated as steam leaving a concentrated, sweet-tasting maple syrup. It can take up to 40 gallons of sap to make just 1 gallon of pure maple syrup. To make sugar on snow the maple syrup is further boiled to reach the "soft-ball" candy stage (about 234°F or 112°C) and then carefully poured in a thin stream or drizzled onto fresh, clean, firmly packed snow and allowed to cool; it becomes an amazingly delicious, waxy, taffy-like candy that can then be scooped up and eaten with your fingers. Some New England residents even enjoy eating it with doughnuts and dill pickles to offset its sweetness. That's right, dill pickles! I have never tried it, but people claim it's delicious. If you cannot visit a sugar bush, you can always purchase some maple syrup and try this fun recipe yourself at home. You will simply love it. Maple syrup can be purchased in most North American food stores and in some specialty shops overseas. It can also be purchased online. 
Whether you try the recipe for snow ice cream or the sugar on snow recipe, you are sure to enjoy a wonderful time with your children and friends.These easy snow ice cream recipes for kids are excellent for a class project or science fair project, and they provide fun activities for youth groups and for people of all ages. Why not surprise your family with a fun, outdoor treat? Try the snow ice cream recipe this winter! TOP of Snow Ice Cream Recipe RETURN to Ice Cream Recipes HOME to Dessert Recipes
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