Courtesy of Elizabeth Hermes

Despite the amount of snow used, this recipe yields only four to five portions. “Snow is full of air,” says Elizabeth Hermes, co-owner of A Water's Edge Retreat, Kelleys Island. “You really don’t end up with a whole lot of anything except chill factor. I would many times have to double or triple the recipe depending how many people I was serving.” If no snow is available, she suggests throwing bagged chipped ice in a blender instead of going through the time-consuming process of shaving ice. (Purists can try repeatedly running a cheese grater over an ice block.)

INGREDIENTS
6–8 cups snow or shaved ice
1 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk, chilled
1/2 cup heavy cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon almond extract

DIRECTIONS
Place snow or shaved ice in a large bowl. Pour sweetened condensed milk and cream over the snow or shaved ice and add almond and vanilla extracts. Combine and serve immediately or place in freezer to serve later, stirring occasionally to prevent from freezing solid.