Summer Snow

When I was younger my grandma would make us snow cones.

She would create them by placing ice cubes in a dish towel

and then

crushing the ice with a hammer.

It actually worked really well!

She would then put the crushed ice in a glass

and top it

with that orange flavored powder that NASA brought into space:)

It was good,

especially on hot summer days!

A few days ago,

I had one of these in a park we stopped at  

and even though it wasn't my grandma's snow cone...

 it was excellent!

In fact, it was so good,

I am craving another right now.

Mmmm.

So I ask you...

are you a shaved ice fan or do you prefer snow cones?

Do you have a favorite combo?

FYI-

I like peach and strawberry

but I think I will try to make a lingonberry snow cone later this week.

Sounds perfect!

Stay COOL.

Blessings,

Aimee

Update (8/14):

I've been thinking about my grandma's process and I decided to clarify it a bit.

First, I am sure this is obvious but I will be cleaning our hammer first before using it because it has seen much time in less than clean conditions. Secondly, I am going to try enclosing the ice cubes in a plastic zipper type food storage bag first before placing that in a dish towel. My thinking is that this will keep the crushed ice cleaner (no cloth fibers) and more contained.

My target date is this Thursday.

Meanwhile I have some pomegranate juice popscicles freezing in the freezer...

Mmmm, summertime frozen treats!