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Sometimes, Reddit is where I learn about cool new things (I am an old millennial so it's not going to happen of its own accord); but other times, I see something on Reddit that takes me back to my ...

A Vermont maple season unfolds from the first tree tap to finished confections. Martha joins a family farm that has produced ...

Here is a delicious winter treat that is easy to make and has only two ingredients: maple syrup and new snow. My grandma taught me to make this confection and called it jack wax. Put 1 cup of real ...

Making a maple candy recipe requires little more than natural maple syrup, a bit of butter or oil, and a standard candy mold. If you crave the sweet maple candies sold at tourist shops, you need not ...

Cooking oil if using candy molds. If you are using a baking pan, you can use wax paper instead of cooking oil. Half a cup of pure maple syrup (make sure it is not imitation syrup!) If you're enjoying ...

As a writer for the “Homestead” section of the Bangor Daily News, I am almost ashamed to admit that I did not take to the “Little House” series as a kid. Laura Ingalls Wilder’s problematic literary ...

Maple trees may turn into blazing beauties in the fall, but their other high season is in March. That's when the sap starts to run and is collected for maple syrup (it takes about 40 gallons of sap to ...

Greengate Farm: Family sugar house demonstrations in vintage barn, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday, March 10 and Sunday, March 11. 9195 Highland Drive, Brecksville 44141;330 ...