Jan 20 2009
It’s a snow day!
Surprise Eastern North Carolina today is a snow day!!! We live in an area that rarely sees snow so when it happens it’s the best thing in the world… for at least a few hours. The girls heard on the news lastnight that it was supposed to snow, we hadn’t said anything to them about it because in our area we’ve heard it all before and never saw a flake but after fighting the excitement and heading to bed we woke up to slow flurries at 6am which has gone off and on strong for the past eight and a half hours! The kids were allowed to play outside this morning before the wind got too bad but of course my son is back outside again. This is my girls first real snow so they are really loving it but I don’t think they knew it was going to be so cold!
Growing up my favorite part of snow was making snow cream! Ok maybe not making it but eating it sure was fun. My son has been through a few snows since he lived with us the few years we lived in Greensboro NC and of course it snows more there then here. So he’s begging for snow cream. I’ve tried to explain to him that the snow needs to get a little deeper and go alittle longer b/c you shouldn’t eat the first snow or early snow. He’s now waiting patiently.
here is a recipe from allrecipes.com
snow cream
- 1 gallon snow
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups milk
When it starts to snow, place a large, clean bowl outside to collect the flakes. When full, stir in sugar and vanilla to taste, then stir in just enough milk for the desired consistency. Serve at once.
However some folks use evaporated milk, some use eggs, and some don’t add the vanilla. This recipe is basically what I do so that’s why I posted it. It just goes with what you like and how you want it to taste. Kids don’t really care either way, they just want to eat the snow!
