snow cream

Meanings

1. A dessert made by mixing clean, fresh snow with a small amount of milk or cream and flavouring agents such as vanilla and sugar, causing the snow to melt and congeal into an ice-cream-like substance.
2. A dessert made by mixing cream, rosewater and sugar, and sometimes other flavouring agents, such as clove or ginger, and whipping the mixture until it is stiff and resembles snow.

Etymology

From snow + cream, perhaps modelled after icecream.