NanceXToo Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 (edited) We boiled about 1/2 cup of maple syrup on the stove in a saucepan on medium heat with about 2 tablespoons of butter, and added a little bit of brown sugar too. Boiled it for about 7 minutes or so, stirring pretty constantly so it wouldn't burn. Let it cool about 2 minutes, then drizzled it over a pan of fresh, clean snow where it almost immediately hardened into a yummy, sweet candy with a taffy-like texture that we could lift off of the snow and eat... I know probably everybody has done that as a kid growing up except me...I never have! And my kids never have either, until today. We all found it quite enjoyable. :) Normally I'm not a winter person and I've been pretty glad that we've managed to avoid much snow here in PA to date for once...but since we got about six inches overnight I figured we may as well do SOMETHING enjoyable with it today! :D *** ETA: We didn't do this one yet, but an idea from a Facebook friend that we may try another time is making Snow Ice Cream: When it starts to snow, set out a large clean bowl and collect about a gallon of fresh, clean snow. Add 1 cup white sugar, 1 tablespoon vanilla extract, and 2 cups of milk. Stir, and serve at once. *** And now, here are our Snow Candy pics! :) Edited January 21, 2012 by NanceXToo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer3141 Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 We did it today because of you!!! Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanceXToo Posted January 21, 2012 Author Share Posted January 21, 2012 Just now?? That was fast! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maus Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Sounds yummy! If we ever get any snow, we'll have to try it. My dad had a friend who always cooled his peanut brittle on a cookie sheet stuck in a snow bank. Swore it cooled it to perfection every time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura in MI Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 I think we'll do this sometime! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanceXToo Posted January 21, 2012 Author Share Posted January 21, 2012 It was very quick and easy and the snow cools it and hardens it so that you can eat it within seconds. The kids loved it and my husband and I found it to be quite tasty, too! I just edited my original post to include instructions for "Snow Ice Cream," too, which we have not yet tried but which we plan to try next time it snows (I got the idea for both of these things from a friend's Facebook page)! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlmom Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 We've done snow ice cream a little differently--we used 1 can of sweetened condescened milk, some vanilla, and some milk until it was creamy. You can add extra sugar if you like. Yummy! It even kept in the freezer for a few days. We did this when we had that crazy snow in October which worked well because it was such a heavy snow. It didn't melt instantly when you poured the milk on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockey Mom Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Oh my goodness! You've taken me back to my childhood. :) We live in Florida, so no snow candy here. But I'm thinking a trip to Philly to visit family is in order now. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frugalmama Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Wow - I remember making this in school when I was about my DD's age - now I'm trying to figure out a way to make snow from ice so she can here in south texas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuirkyKapers Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Looks yummy! I am going to have to try it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanceXToo Posted January 22, 2012 Author Share Posted January 22, 2012 Wow - I remember making this in school when I was about my DD's age - now I'm trying to figure out a way to make snow from ice so she can here in south texas! I wonder if you could just crush ice in a blender and have it work that way...? Not sure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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