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     Title: MAPLE SNOW (CANADA)
Categories: Snacks
     Yield: 4 children

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     1 c  Of clean snow;
          -OR-
     1    Tray of ice cubes;
   1/2 c  Maple syrup;

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          Pan or bowl
          Measuring cup
          Saucepan
          4 small paper cups
          Tablespoon

 How to Make:  Fill a pan with snow.  Be sure it is clean.  Have all your
 ingredients ready before you bring in the snow, so it doesn't have time to
 melt. If there isn't any snow, make crushed ice.  An easy way to do this is
 wrap a few cubes of ice at time in a kitchen towel and pound them with a
 heavy object, such as a rolling pin.  Put the crushed in a bowl. Continue
 until all the cubes are crushed. Heat the maple syrup in the saucepan over
 low heat for about two minutes until it is warm. Remove it from the heat.
 Fill each paper cup with enough snow or ice to make a rounded top. Drop a
 tablespoon or more of maple syrup on top of the snow or ice. Note: You can
 use either pure maple syrup or maple-flavored syrup for this recipe.

 STORY: In the center of Canada's flag is a red maple leaf-a symbol of
 Canada's many maple trees.  No wonder everyone likes to turn out in the
 early spring to help collect the sweet liquid from the sugar maples. The
 snow is still on the ground.  The sap is gathered and boiled down into
 maple syrup.  As a special treat, the hot syrup is poured over fresh snow.
 With cider and doughnuts, cups of sweet Maple Snow make festive
 refreshments at a sugaring-off party.

 Source: Many Hands Cooking, an International Cookbook for Girls and Boys
 for UNICEF(1974) by Terry Touff Cooper and Marilyn Ratner Brought to you
 and yours via Nancy O'Brion and her Meal Master.

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