By Brenda Hyde
Don't wait for the festivals and fairs to treat the
kids to snow cones. Make them yourself! They're great for
groups, so serve them up at your summer parties!
Easy and Fun
Buy small paper cups to place your snow cones in. Look for
markdowns on party goods to keep around this summer for snow
cones and other treats. You can crush the ice in your blender.
Mine has a setting for this, or you can crush by hand in a clean
tea towel with a rolling pin. Here are two easy syrup
recipes!
Snow Cone Syrup
Ingredients:
2 cups sugar
3/4 cup water
1 package unsweetened Kool-Aid, any flavor
Directions:
Place the sugar and water in a medium pan and bring to a full
boil. Remove from heat and stir in the Kool-Aid. Cool to room
temperature, then place in the refrigerator until chilled. Pour
over crushed iced.
Snow Cone Syrup Two
Ingredients:
4 ounces of sweetened flavored drink mix powder
3/4 cup hot water
Directions:
Mix the water and the drink mix. Cool and drizzle over crushed
ice.
By the way, there are all kinds of tidbits out there on the first "snow cones." It appears Chinese Emperors may have flavored snow with fruit and honey. Also Native Americans may have sweetened snow with maple syrup.
Though the rich and famous create sophisticated fruited ices such as sorbet, I have a feeling our kids wouldn't be interested. Hand them a snow cone and they are happy!
About the author: Brenda Hyde is a freelance writer, wife and mom to three kids living in the Midwest United States. For more family friendly recipes and cooking tips. visit Brenda at www.oldfashionedliving.com. This article previously appeared on ChefMom.com, a web site offering recipes, menu planning ideas, food tips and more for the family chef! ChefMom is part of the SheKnows network of websites.
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