{"id":5717,"date":"2014-09-08T02:01:17","date_gmt":"2014-09-08T02:01:17","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2019-04-16T16:57:45","modified_gmt":"2019-04-16T16:57:45","slug":"new-orleans-inspirations-cream-of-root-beer-cream-of-almond-shaved-ice-html-d1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/laughfrodisiac.com\/2014\/09\/08\/new-orleans-inspirations-cream-of-root-beer-cream-of-almond-shaved-ice-html-d1\/","title":{"rendered":"New Orleans Inspirations: Cream of Root Beer & Cream of Almond Shaved Ice"},"content":{"rendered":"

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    One of my absolute favorite places in New Orleans was the old school (and regular type of old) shaved ice shoppe Hansen’s Sno-Bliz. Born in 1939, Hansen’s sells amazing snow cone treats that somehow have fluffy ice and sophisticated, absolutely delicious syrup flavors. I had many wonderful flavors there, but missed out on the cream flavors (because cream). So we are recreating them here with our trusty beloved Vitamix! (NB: You can participate with any method of creating shaved ice.)<\/div>\n
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        Husband had the most incredible sounding combination one day – cream of root beer and cream of almond. I was hella jealous and I swore that I would recreate an even better version myself. I believe I have done that, even though I never tried the original and so cannot compare. But mine’s better. And it doesn’t hurt cows.<\/div>\n
CREAM OF ROOT BEER & CREAM OF ALMOND SHAVED ICE <\/font><\/div>\n
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PART 1: ROOT BEER SYRUP<\/font><\/u><\/strong>
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  • 1\/4 C plus 2T white sugar<\/li>\n
  • 3\/4 C water<\/li>\n
  • 2T root beer extract (mine is a soda-making base and tends to be on the weaker side)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    1. Boil all ingredients in a saucepan over medium heat for about 8 minutes. <\/li>\n
    2. It should reduce somewhat but still be liquid and not be too sticky. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      PART 2: ALMOND SYRUP<\/font><\/strong><\/u>
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The most interesting part of Hansen’s Sno-Bliz was that they first put the shaved ice in a cup, then poured in your syrups, and then put the whole thing in a machine that added more fluffed ice on top. After that, they’d put more syrup on top of the new ice! It was a multi-part process, so this is too. (Although I guess it doesn’t have to be, but you know what they say about easy things not being worth doing or something like that.)<\/p>\n

PART 3: SHAVING THE ICE<\/font><\/u><\/strong>
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