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Fresh Snow Ice Cream (a.k.a. Snice Cream)
When I was a kid, there was nothing quite as magical as
snow ice cream, which we were lucky enough to get once a
year. I was surprised to find that the novelty and
uniqueness of this is still just as enjoyable now that I’m
grown up. The ice cream melts instantly in your mouth.
It’s unlike any commercial ice cream. Just be sure your
snow is clean and fresh – gathered the same day it falls.
Serves 6
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2/3 cup heavy cream
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1 to 2 tablespoons pure vanilla extract, to taste
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1 cup confectioners’ sugar
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About 10 cups fresh, clean, fluffy snow
Before starting the recipe, put a large mixing bowl, your
mixer’s beaters, and individual serving bowls in the
freezer for at least 20 minutes.
Beat the cream, vanilla, and confectioners’ sugar together
in the frozen mixing bowl just until the mixture is well
thickened – not whipped and fluffy. Immediately fetch the
snow from outside, dump it into the bowl, and quickly fold
the mixture together. It will probably look clumpy, but
that’s okay. Overmixing or hesitating will result in
slush.
Serve the ice cream immediately in the frozen bowls.
Recipe from
Desserts That Have Killed Better Men Than Me: A
Sweet Tooth’s Most Wanted Recipes
By Jeremy Jackson (William Morrow; February 2004;
$14.95/Hardcover; ISBN: 0-06-052712-9). |
