Maple Taffy On Snow Or Crushed Ice Recipes

Steps:

• Pack a rimmed baking sheet with snow and place in freezer (or outside, if temperature is low enough). Meanwhile, bring syrup to a boil in a small saucepan with a candy thermometer clipped onto it; cook until thermometer registers 240 degrees. Carefully pour syrup into a liquid measuring cup and let cool about 5 minutes.
• Drizzle syrup in a few 6-inch lines across snow. Let set 25 to 30 seconds (they should be cool and firm, but not hard). Place a 9 1/2- inch skewer or dowel, or an ice-pop stick, at one end; roll up taffy around skewer. Repeat with remaining syrup and snow. Eat immediately, or store, frozen in a single layer in an airtight container, up to 2 days.

Steps:

• Pack clean fresh snow into 2 13x9 pans until dense and smooth on top.
• Keep snow or crushed ice outside or in freezer until ready to use.
• Add maple syrup & butter to saucepan.
• Boil uncovered on medium high heat until the syrup reaches 250 - 260 degrees.
• Do not stir.
• Remove from heat immediately and pour small strips of hot syrup on snow until pot is empty.
• A second person (wearing winter gloves) should roll each hot strip onto a popsicle stick or fork and leave on the snow to cool.
• Eat when cool.
• The syrup is extremely hot - it can cause severe burns.
• Store uneaten sticks on cookie sheets lined with waxed paper in the deep freeze.
• They will keep for several weeks.

Steps:

• Pack a large bowl or baking dish full of clean, fresh snow. Smooth the top of the snow flat, and place it in the freezer to stay cold while you cook the taffy.
• Pour the maple syrup into a large saucepan, bring it to a boil, and cook over medium-low heat, stirring with a wooden spoon, until a candy thermometer reads between 235 and 245 F (112 to 118 C), or a small amount of syrup dropped into cold water forms a firm ball.
• Pour about 2 tablespoons of syrup per piece over the snow in thin lines about 5 inches long. Let the syrup strips cool and become firm for 3 to 5 seconds. Pull the candy strips out of the snow, and then wind into a lollipop around the end of a wooden pop stick. Eat while still a little warm.