Reviewed: Nov. 12, 2009

we rented an ice machine for our block party and i made the syrup instead of buying it from the rental place. this recipe worked great!

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Maria

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Reviewed: Aug. 23, 2009

DELICIOUS! Just as good (if not BETTER) than the ones you get at the carnivals and fairs. My daughter got a snow cone machine for her birthday and it did NOT come with the syrup, so I was desperately hunting for a syrup recipe. We are 100% pleased with this recipe. It is so easy to make. Only requires sugar, water, and your choice of drink mix flavoring. A huge hit with my kids! We will have fun trying new flavors each time we make it. 5 stars!

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Reviewed: Jul. 24, 2009

I came across this recipe by accident. I was going to order syrup and found this while doing a search. This recipe was excellent. My girls loved it. We also put it in a water bottle with a squirt top which worked great! We will definitely be making this again and again!

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Reviewed: Jul. 18, 2009

Outstanding flavor, much better than anticipated!

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Reviewed: Jul. 7, 2009

This is so easy and so good! I liked this better than the bottled syrup. We used Kool Aid tropical punch which only cost 10 cents. I always have sugar on hand so it was nice to buy something to treat my family for 10 cents! I can't wait to try different flavors!

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amandad

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Reviewed: Jun. 25, 2009

I decreased the sugar to 1.5 cups and increased the water to 1.5 cups. I thought this recipe turned out great and the kids loved it. I won't be buying bottled syrup again!

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Reviewed: Jun. 23, 2009

I am in the middle of a kitchen remodel so my budget is cramped just like my house. I have only a microwave to work with and so I heated the sugar and water in a microwave safe bowl for 4 minutes and then added the packet of koolaid. It was perfect. I am now going to be able to keep the kids cool and happy all cramped summer long. Thank you for posting this recipe, you have brought this family of seven a little piece of joy.

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Reviewed: Jun. 22, 2009

This was fast but quite yucky tasting. The sugar didn't cook long enough to disolve. The finished product was thick and cloudy and did not pour well and distribute through the ice like it should. It was WAY too sweet even for children. Sorry :(

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Reviewed: Jun. 8, 2009

this is so easy and cheap. i used 1 1/2c sugar. 1 c. water and 2 packs of kool-aid. it tast much better then the store bought stuff. i let mine boil for longer then a minute and it got nice and thick.

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Angie

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Reviewed: Jun. 6, 2009

Yummy! My daughter got a snow cone machine for her B-Day and wanted to make one right away. Of course I didn't think to buy syrup so I threw this recipe together and the kids loved it! Now I'm going to buy some of those plastic syrup bottles and keep a few different flavors in the fridge all summer long!

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Reviewed: Apr. 20, 2009

Followed the receipe as is and my kids love it! They agree the snow cones taste just the amusement parks! We did the math and it costs 34 cents for a bottle of home-made syrup versus $2.49 at the store! Thanks for a great receipe and saving money!

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Reviewed: Aug. 21, 2008

Tasted good. Could really taste the sugar, but with snow cones that's not necessarily a bad thing. My husband wasn't thrilled about the consistency, but I'm not sure if he wanted it to be thicker or thinner? I'd make it again as it was cheap and easy though.

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ANNYBER

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Reviewed: Jul. 7, 2008

I have made this annually for my son's birthday party. I put them in clear squeeze bottles (like for condiments) and label the bottles. Always a hit!

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Marisa

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Reviewed: May 16, 2008

Excellent!Wonderful! 10 starts! We tried ours with Black Cherry Kool-Aid. This one is a keeper for ever!

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Reviewed: Mar. 24, 2008

I took the advise of the review above me! THIS WAS GREAT! I live in a kinda remote place so sometimes getting novel items is hard. THANK YOU! The easiest recipe I have ever done to put smiles on my family!

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Reviewed: Nov. 11, 2007

This is so much better than store bought syrup and cheaper to! I made this 7 times this summer with different flavors. I used water bottles with the sport tops worked great. I also made this with sugar free drink mix and it worked out really good with no sugar! The hawaiian punch and pink lemonade was my favorite.

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Reviewed: Sep. 5, 2007

I have worked in a snow ball stand, which is what we called snow cone stands in New Orleans. This is the recipie they all use. Also you can use this for Italian soda. Just add a shot glass of the syrup to soda water and cream. Also if you want a vanilla or amaretto flavor omit the koolaide and add extract according to strength.

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Reviewed: Jul. 23, 2007

I tried this tonight and the more sugar, the better it is, although not the healthier. I used 2 cups sugar and a little over a cup water and 1 pk koolaid! This is much better than the syrup sold at walmart that taste like soap! Now I can make any flavor I want!!

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Reviewed: Jul. 5, 2007

This was great and easy. However, I only need it about half the strength to make slushies or snow cones.

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Reviewed: Jul. 3, 2007

Pretty good, but with a little tweaking it was GREAT! We cut down on the sugar and increased the water so they were equal parts of 1.5 cups (your basic simple syrup recipe), and added TWO packets of drink mix. This really kicked up the flavor, so when you pour it over your snowcone it doesn't taste "watered down". Thanks for the recipe - I'm now the most popular Mom on our street! :)

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