Maple what? On where?

Apparently there is a super-delicious treat in Canada that I've been waiting my whole life to discover:

Maple taffy on snow.

It's a very simple concept and it's as fun as it is yummy.





 

 

Here's the set-up:  An open-air stand with pots of boiling maple syrup.

 

A Canadian that doesn't speak English and a big pit of shaved ice.

 

He pours long strips of maple syrup on the ice.

 





 

Lays tongue depressor-sized sticks at one end...

Then speaks the only English he DOES know: "45 seconds!"

 

There is no timer, but if you reach for it before 45 seconds, he firmly says, "No!"

 

 

So you wait a little longer.



Then a few seconds more.  Just in case.

 

 Then the man says something that I assume means, "Go ahead" because of the accompanying hand gesture.

 





 Then you roll your stick slowly toward the opposite end.

 

And enjoy!

 

 

FYI: I'm pretty sure it's not just maple syrup because it tastes like buttery goodness.  And considering how many times we've been back to the stand, it might be sprinkled with crack.