The monster snowstorm moving across the region Thursday might make it difficult to get to the grocery store, but it's also bringing a virtually ready-made treat right to your front door.
And according to Google, lots of people want to know how to make it. Variations of the term "snow cream" have spiked in the last 24 hours, according to Goolge Trends -- particularly in the Carolinas and Deep South.
1. Put a big, clean bowl outside to collect snow as it falls (a gallon recommended)
2. Once it's filled up with flakes, stir in one cup of white sugar and one tablespoon of vanilla extract to taste. Then stir in enough milk to get your ideal consistency.
3. Serve immediately.
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Firefighters extinguish a vehicle fire during a winter snowstorm in Atlantic City, N.J.
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A boat sits in a sheet of ice and snow following a snowstorm that hit the New Jersey Shore, Thursday.
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A man shovels snow off of a tent belonging to The Big Apple Circus in Lincoln Center.
Times Square getting cleaned up.
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A man walks into the unknown.
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An unlucky umbrella-user.
Many cars were buried under over a feet of snow.
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A woman uses an umbrella to brave the storm.
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Season allergies at work.
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A man walks over a pass in Tribeca.
@natyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
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Snow piled high in parts of Long Island, where the highest amount of snow was recorded.
The Long Island Rail Road continued to run, but MTA Chairman Joe Lhota said he was worried about the "completely exposed" rail road.
Whiteout conditions in New Jersey.
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A gas station roof collapsed in Garfield, New Jersey.
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Cars were buried in snow in Asbury Park, New Jersey.
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A liquor store owner in Asbury Park was trying to keep his business open despite the weather.
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A truck jackknifed in Darien, Connecticut.
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Pedestrians enjoying a walk through snow-covered Central Park.
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Snow in Central Park on Thursday.
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Few people ventured into Central Park at the height of the storm Thursday.
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A short distance from Central Park West, Central Park looked like a rustic winter oasis.
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Emergency responders from the FDNY and NYPD were patrolling around Midtown amid heavy snow and biting wind.
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Pedestrians near Times Square on Thursday.
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Kids make snowmen in Central Park.
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People stroll in Central Park on Thursday.
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A person walks a dog in Central Park.
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A boy sleds in Central Park.
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One last dusting for the season for the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree.
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Yes, yes it is in fact "Frozen" in this Jan. 4, 2018 snowstorm
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Demand for taxis was high at the Port Authority Bus Terminal.
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Hard not to like New York City in a snowstorm.
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Times Square is already a sloppy mess at sunrise, with plenty more yet to come.
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The roads in Weehawken were already covered before the sun even came up.
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This security camera in Maplewood, New Jersey, shows heavy flurries starting to fly by 6:30 a.m.
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Two hours of snow in northern New Jersey were already piling up.
As the storm made its way north, Atlantic City and other parts of south Jersey got the first wallop.
Just after 6 a.m., snow was already starting to pile up in Long Island as well.
In New York City, it was warm enough that snow was melting when it hit the ground, leaving streets and sidewalks slick.
Across the region, road conditions deteriorated quickly, and the worst of the storm (and commute) had not even started yet.
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A cat cautiously wanders into its owner's backyard on the Upper West Side.
