Snow or Not When I was young, my family always seemed short of food. We were poor. My brothers and sisters and I were hungry all of the time. We didn't have much flour. And sugar was rare. You know, with flour and sugar, our mom could make delicious treats. Flour and sugar were signs of wealth to us. When it snowed in winter, I always wondered, "Why doesn't it snow flour?" "Or sugar," my young brother would correct me. We imagined how happy we would be if it snowed flour and sugar- precious white flour and sugar! When we grew up, we laughed about how silly we were. If it snowed flour and sugar, there would be big problems in the world. We would not be able to survive very long!