Ice Bowls

Total Time: 48 hrs Preparation Time: 48 hrs

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup crushed ice, plus
• 1/4 cup crushed ice
• 1 orange, very thinly sliced (or other citrus fruit and flowers that are relatively flat)
• frozen peas, unopened bag (for weighting down inner bowl)

Recipe

• 1 you will also need: 2 nesting bowls, i use the largest i can.
• 2 place 1/4 cup crushed ice in the bottom of larger bowl.
• 3 place fruit slice over ice and put another 1/4 cup of ice over that.
• 4 place nesting bowl inside larger bowl and move to adjust it to the center as closely as you can.
• 5 put a small bag of frozen peas in smaller bowl.
• 6 tape the two bowls together in 3 places across the top.
• 7 add water to level slightly above bottom of inner bowl and freeze.
• 8 take out of freezer and add more decorations.
• 9 gently push thin fruit and/or flowers between the bowls.
• 10 sprinkle crushed ice between bowls to keep in place.
• 11 add more water and freeze again.
• 12 keep repeating steps 8, 9, & 10 until you reach the top.
• 13 after the bowl is frozen solid, remove from freezer and separate ice bowl from two bowls.
• 14 remove peas and tape and add warm water to smaller bowl, swirling around until bowl is lose enough to lift out.
• 15 remove smaller bowl and refreeze.
• 16 when frozen solid again, remove bottom bowl in a similar fashion.
• 17 when ice bowl is free, place back in freezer on top of plastic cling wrap, and cover lightly to protect.
• 18 let bowl freeze overnight or at least an hour before using.
• 19 place ice cream scoops for people to serve themselves, but keep in freezer until last minute to serve.
• 20 place bowl on "skid free" mat in a tray with a lip.
• 21 let guests serve themselves.