Blizzard stew

Bill in Portland, Maine (the handle he uses) writes a Cheers and Jeers column for Daily Kos most weekdays. Two blizzards hitting the Northeast Coast within a week prompted this from Bill:

I'm thrilled I get to share my recipe for blizzard stew again. It's so easy. Mix one part snow with two parts snow, bring to a boil, simmer, add two cups of snow and then gently stir in half a tablespoon of snow. In a separate bowl, mix snow, snow, snow and snow, then add mixture to the snow. Add snowballs. Season with snow. Stir until snowy. If you feel daring, toss in a pinch of snow for a dash of "Zing!" Serves several million...whether they want it or not.