Vanilla ✅
Milk ✅
Sugar ✅
Eggs ✅
Snow ❌
Yikes no snow! Well how can we make snow cream without snow?! Oh fiddlesticks!!
Well I guess I will just have to wait until January or February and have my fingers and toes crossed that we may get a little more than a dusting . You can bet your bottom dollar that I will be outside with a big ole' bowl ready to scoop some up when the fluffy white stuff does fall !❄❄❄❄❄
Good morning, Snow bunnies and a very Happy Thursday to you!
Have you got snow yet? I know a few of my friends in the western states have. It is still in the 50's here with lows in the 30's.
So tell me do you enjoy snow cream come winter time? It is a "must sweet treat" if we are fortunate to get snow here in the holler. I always use Granny's Old Fashioned Snow Cream recipe. Granny lived up on the mountain and always saw more snow than we did in the valley. As youngin's we were always on Mom's apron strings when she made snow cream. We could not get enough of it.
Granny's Old Fashioned Snow Cream recipe
INGREDIENTS:
1 cup of milk 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract
1/2 cup of sugar
2 eggs, beaten
a big bowl of clean snow
DIRECTIONS:
Combine milk, vanilla, sugar and beaten eggs and mix until smooth and sugar is dissolved. Slowly add the snow to the mixture . Continue stirring until the mixture meets your desired consistency. Enjoy!
Sometimes we use evaporated milk rather than regular milk. I adjust the sugar to taste. Some recipes leave out the egg; that is up to you, but this has been the recipe we have used for generations.
Today is Embroidery Thursday for me. After Mr. Pinker and I go to a Veteran's program for my daughter, I will come home and settle into some slow stitching on a very dapper but active snow guy named Mr. Snow. Have you figured out what today's block is about?
Oh yes!!! A big bowl of "Snow Cream"!
But I just think these little "Snow Sweeties" are too cute to stir up with sugar, milk and make cream . Don't you?
I colored the stripes on the scarves , the middle snowman's scarf and the bottom of the bowl white and red. I very lightly tinted the rim of the bowl red. Though I did not draw it, I added some fringe to the middle snowman's scarf.
So far I have shared:
Block 1 Snowballs, Block 2 Winter Friends, Snow Mitten , Block 4 Waiting for Snow , Block 5 A Jolly Fellow , Block 6 Snow Quilter .
INSTRUCTION TIME ! Now remember , I am no expert, but am just sharing how I embroider mine. Please prepare your fabric, embroider in whatever manner that makes you happy. The number one rule is to always have FUN, FUN, FUN!!!
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Cut your fabric to 8 1/2 "x 11 1/2" . This will be trimmed later.
2. Place the pattern between a light box or a window and center the design as best as possible. Trace the design onto your fabric using your favorite transfer fabric pen or pencil .
3. Embroider the design . I used a backstitch using 2 strands of DMC 498 on most of the design. A stemstitch would look quite lovely if you prefer.
4. I used a French Knot on Mr. Snow's eyes. You do not have to include the French Knot; you may want to add teeny beads for eyes . How cute would that be!!!
5. Press and trim to block size 7 1/2 x 10 1/2". If you color tint your blocks, remember to place a paper towel over the tinted area and heat set with the iron. The finished block size in the quilt will by 7" x 10" .
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If you are interested in stitching this piece, just grab , the images. For printing tips, refer to the post Tips for Printing which has loads of tips from my sweet friends.
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My little doodles are hand drawn so they are never perfect.
Today will be an early start for our family. We will have an 1 1/2 hour drive to the Veteran's program. Hmmm, maybe I should take along Mr. Snow to work on as I am riding rather than waiting till the evening. That's an idea! 😀💡
I hope you have a wonderful day. Stay warm , cozy and enjoy all of the holiday happenings! Thank you for the sweet Thursday visit.
P.S. I have fixed the link on Block 5 in the Flurries and Flakes SAL which I shared last year🤗❤.
As always...
Happy Stitching and Quilting, y'all
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LINKS THAT MAY STRIKE YOUR FANCY.
Frosty McChill SAL - This is a link to the 12 Frosty McChill Snoman blocks that I shared in 2021.
2022-Flurry & Flakes SAL This is a link to the Flurry & Flakes Snowman quilt. It includes 5 embroidery blocks.
Sweeping Snowman Trifle - A small cross stitch that I created to use as a scissor fob.
