These candied apples call for nothing more than maple syrup and the apples. Simply cook a pot of syrup until it reaches 248 degrees, or “firm-ball” stage. Simple as this sounds, give yourself plenty ...

In a famous excerpt from the Little House on The Prairie book series, Laura and Mary were taught by Ma and Pa how to make delicious maple syrup taffy using fresh snow. Though news of snowflakes ...

I remember my very first caramel apple. It was during grade school, at a friend’s Halloween party. A bunch of us spent what felt like forever unwrapping bags of caramel candies, then watched as our ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The snow came down hard, the kids are whiny and restless, and you ...

With just some freshly fallen snow and ingredients from the pantry, you and your kids can turn a bad winter storm into a sweet snow day Yes, sigh, another winter storm is dumping epic amounts of snow ...

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 ...

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 ...

Maple syrup is famously made in spring, when below-freezing nights followed by warm days cause the sap stored in a sugar maple’s trunk to flow up and out of the tree and into buckets or plastic tubing ...