The Dairy Blog

Scottie and I were next door neighbors on the farm, maybe a quarter of a mile from each other. I’m eleven months older, so I was one grade ahead. Some of the best times happened during the winter when it snowed. My driveway was longer and steeper, which made a great sled run. Scottie and I, along with other siblings and friends, would compress the snow with our feet.  Near the bottom of the driveway we would build a snow jump a foot high. During a fast downhill sled run it seemed we would jump several feet through the air. Many times the jump would cause us to lose control and crash into the huge oak tree just to the left of the driveway.

After a morning of sledding, we would walk back to Scottie’s house for lunch. His mother, my Aunt Muriel, would fix soup and sandwiches, and for dessert she made snow cream! Fresh snow, powdered sugar, Mayfield milk and vanilla extract. What a great treat. Nearly fifty years later, Scottie remembered this special treat, and our product development folks worked diligently to create the same fun sweet treat that we had after playing in the snow on the farm!

Do you have a Snow Cream story?

Rob