Mt. Mansfield Organic Maple Candy Box 12 count
Mt. Mansfield Organic Maple Candy Box 12 count
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These maple candies are classics, truly melt-in-your mouth pure sweetness. In fact, maple sugar is the oldest candy in North America – one taste and you’ll know why it has endured. Each piece comes in the classic maple leaf shape and is sealed for freshness. Harvested and prepared in the U.S. where maple has its historical roots.
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Historical Insights
Historical Insights
Maple candy is unique among other sugar candies for numerous reasons. For one, maple sugar production doesn’t have the bandwidth of other sugar-based candies. Its production is limited to the demands of the maple tree, from its environment to the rigors of harvesting and boiling the sap.
The nature of maple sugar production was typically communal. The Native North American Chippawa, for example, collected maple sap during the peak season,
usually between mid-March and Mid-April, what they called “ck igami ' sigcgi 'zls” or “boiling month.” During this time, a community of families moved to a site rich with maple trees. There they slashed the tree with a tomahawk, poured the collected sap in a hollowed-out log or other vessel, and dropped in hot stones to more or less boil the sap into a sticky syrup. Once the water evaporated, they stored or poured the syrup on ice or
snow, which was eaten as candy.
The Chippawa also let the maple sugar run into small tin pans to form sugar cakes, and, poured “…thick sirup … into little birch-bark cones, dishes, or other receptacles, including the upper mandible of ducks' bills, which formed a favorite confection for children...[Maple sugar] was also eaten as a confection, and
dissolved in cold water as a summer drink. It was frequently mixed with medicine to make it palatable, especially for children."
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The Sweet Journey Through Time Starts Here!
True Treats is the only historically accurate candy store in the world, bringing the past to life through researched sweets, teas, syrups, and more. Every product is rooted in history, telling the story of how people from all walks of life enjoyed treats through time. Leading this effort is Susan, a nationally recognized candy historian, researcher, and author who appears regularly on TV, radio, and in major publications. With over 40 years of experience, she has written ten books and founded True Treats to share the fascinating history of candy in a fun and delicious way. Susan’s work uncovers the surprising origins of America’s favorite sweets, from ancient uses of sugar to the candies of the 1900s. Through True Treats, Susan makes history an interactive experience, allowing customers to taste the past while learning the stories behind every bite.
