Sweets/Treats Snow Cream

snow cream
(from What I Know: Or, Hints on the Daily Duties of a Housekeeper, by Elizabeth Nicholson, 1856)

Ingredients:

rich cream​

essence of lemon, or syrup, or lemon peel​

powdered white sugar​

optionally: a spoonful of preserve syrup​

newly fallen snow​

Instructions:

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Take the richest cream you can procure, season it with a few drops of essence of lemon or syrup or lemon peel, and powdered white sugar, and if you choose a spoonful of preserve syrup, and just as you send it to the table, stir in light newly fallen snow till it is nearly as stiff as ice cream.​

As a lover of old recipes I happened upon the oddest recipe I've found to date, one for snow cream which calls for fresh snow - yes, that's right you actually need fresh snow for this! Since @donna mentioned it was snowing in her neck of the woods yesterday, I thought I'd share this unusual recipe.

I think you could recreate this recipe using heavy cream, powdered sugar and maybe vanilla or lemon extract - and fresh snow!

Something to try should another spring blizzard blow by your part of the country!

 

[donna]

Another great old recipe using snow.

 

[JOHN42768]

Almost everyone should have access to fresh snow this winter

 

[Fairfield]

Almost everyone should have access to fresh snow this winter

Perhaps some of us have had enough--even with these tempting recipes!

 

[donna]

Try making this snow recipe if you have fresh snow. It dates to 1856.

 

[MRB1863]

It sounds like a refreshing dish. Too bad snow is not available in the summer. I suppose this is an alternative and better way to make yellow snow...

 

[Fairfield]

I've got quite a bit of snow for the recipe! If anyone would like some, I'm happy to share!