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Maybe You Shouldn't Eat the Blizzard
Yes, it looks like ice cream, but even fresh snow is packed full of potentially hazardous pollutants.
If you remember nothing else from the Little House on the Prairie books, you probably remember the magical scene in Little House in the Big Woods where Laura and Mary Ingalls transform a fresh snowfall into candy:
It sounds delicious, but keep in mind: this was Wisconsin in the 1870s. Trying to source this rustic recipe from the snowbank outside your apartment in 2016 will probably earn you some suspicious glances—and is likely not the greatest thing for your health.