As this snowy afternoon continues to bring us inches and inches of snow we decided to make some yummy treats! As a little girl (and a grown-up I must confess) I have read and reread Little House in the Big Woods. One winter day Laura and Mary learned how to make Maple Syrup Candy. Seeing as how we are amply blessed with snow today and I happened to have some New York State Real Maple Syrup the boys and I decided to give it a try. We boiled 1 cup of syrup with 1 TB of butter till it was a dark deep amber color.
Joshua collected bowls of fresh snow and we poured the boiling syrup over the snow.
Almost immediatly the snow turns into a maple taffy and is ready to enjoy.
Here is Joshua pulling up the candy from where we had just poured.
Brenna was mostly really excited that
I would just let her eat a bowl of snow.
Matthew enjoyed his treat from the warmth of the kitchen.
4 comments:
Nice...I knew as soon as I read your post title that this was about Mary and Laura. Save a little snow for us!
LOVE this post! Okay, get your butts over here or just send your kids so I can love on them. Gray told me today that his prettiest aunt is Aunt Christina. Honest. I. Miss. YOU!!!!!
Awww....I love this!! What a fun idea:)
I never knew you could do this :) What a great way to make some maple candy (making my mouth water)...send some to us :)
Someday Brenna will like the candy better than the snow...but there is nothing quite like a big bowl of fresh snow either...lol!! Love her big smile:)
Wow! Snow candy and snow ice cream! Did you know the ancient Roman's used to make ice cream with snow and honey! Really! Mom
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