Weird associations

When I walk down a sidewalk after it's snowed (why do I want to say "snown"???), I often think of pie crust. The appearance of the snow blending with the salt/sand becomes much like the flour/shortening mixture would first look like when my mother made pie crusts from scratch.

I realize that there is at least an entire generation that will have no idea what I'm talking about, but maybe someone out there will get it, assuming I'm not too far out there with the comparison.

So ... any associations you'd like to share?