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Maple taffy on snow

Also known as tire d'erable · tire sur la neige

Maple taffy on snow: photograph by John Barnett
Photo: John Barnett, CC BY-SA 4.0, source on Wikimedia Commons

Pour hot maple syrup in lines on packed snow, then roll it up on a stick once it sets.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Canada.

Origins

A living tradition passed from person to person; it is not tied to a single dated origin. It belongs to the cultural world of The Americas: North America.

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