making ice cream out of snow

I am Canadian, and Canada in notorious for snow in the winter. I have never heard of making cream out of snow. I'm sure it would not make very smooth Ice Cream. We have a saying in Canada that goes like this- "Never eat Yellow Snow!"

have you heard about acid rain right? just think that it's an acid rain that freezes,which is to bad for your health.

I collected a bit of snow in the top and bottom of Maggiepie's wok and collected it for her and she made some out of it. I handed her the makings and she was like - I've never done it, and I replied that I hadn't either, so she was going to have to do it!

no dear i never did this because here is too much cold and i don't have any dare to go out side collect ice and then make ice cream.if i need ice cream then i like to go 1 shop and buy a ice cream for me.:-)

I also never made any ice cream of snow.Because it s so cold here. And i don't get courage to make an ice cream by the snow. But once i will surly try to make it. May be not this year. It could be next year. But i will surly try once.

yah, that is the original/first and old way in making ice cream that made of snow they just add some flavoring to make it taste good.

I used to love to do that! We would always wait until the second snowfall. The first snowfall gets the majority of pollution out of the air, and although I know the second snowfall isn't exactly perfect, it's not going to kill us to eat it. Maybe if I was in New York I wouldn't do it because of the higher level of pollution. I mean in the Midwest a person is going to find less pollution. Either way, it won't hurt a person enough to make them sick.

This is the first time I've heard of this. Snow ice cream? Really? I just hope it's sanitary, at least. Wouldn't want to eat delicious ice cream if it means I'll be heading for the bathroom a lot of times afterwards. Hope somebody can share a recipe though. I'm really curious.

It was the common method to make ice cream from the Antiquity until the middle of the 19th C. The ice and snow was put in a special cave in winter to be used in summer. The ice-creams were very basic, made generally only with fruit juices and snow. For an orange ice-cream for 2 pounds of snow you need the juice of 3 untreated oranges and 3 lemons, and the zest of the 3 oranges. Just mix it and enjoy. Indeed the snow has to be clean...

LOL seriously? it sounds a bit gross to me cause for sure snow does have many foreign substances that may cause you your health. the word ice cream may be yummy, but made from snow ruined the whole part of it. ROFL. it's better to be safe. see you around!

I live in a city, in india, the weather is warm, never had snow, but if ever we have snow, i would like to make 'not' icecream but ice balls, pour sugar syrup and suck it, give it a try friend, take ice from little inner, they must be clean. thanks for the discussion,, kalyani