The Floridian in me never ceases to be amazed when it snows enough to actually stick to the ground. I just love looking at the whole world being draped with a nice, white blanket of snow. And of course, the JavaKids and I have to find a way to turn it into a way to make something in the kitchen!

I’m linking you to a post from earlier this year for snow cream and snow candy — both delicious and easy to make! I was going to add photos, but to be honest, unless you a professional food photographer, snow candy while still in the snow does not look much different than — uh– yellow snow from a dog — and once you lift if out of the snow, it is in a child’s (or Mommy’s) mouth so fast, you can’t get a photo of it! Snow cream doesn’t look like much more than white mush in a photo!

You can also mix up a little food coloring and water and get out there and do a little snow painting. Or just go out and roll around in the white, fluffy stuff! Just have FUN!

When you come in, mix up a huge batch of my favorite hot chocolate, read a good book, indulge in a bit of Robert Frost, and relax! (Until it’s time to deal with those sopping wet jackets, snow pants, boots, mittens and so on….)

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Gosh, after such a positive response to the little Thanksgiving turkey treats, I thought I’d share another holiday favorite around here — our hot chocolate mix. Now I can’t take credit for the recipe — once again I got this from a post on Scrapbook Addict (http://www.scrappertalk.com/bbs/) — there was a thread there several years ago where people were sharing their favorite hot chocolate recipes. This one intrigued me for several reasons: it was obviously creamy; I was looking for something I could make in large quantities for gifts that year; how can you not be intrigued by something that you have to mix in a (CLEAN) garbage bag??

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