sugar on snow
Regional
- Meaning
- Hot maple syrup poured over snow to make a chewy treat.
- Type
- Regionalism
- Used in
- VermontSource: Smithsonian Magazine
- Also reported
- New EnglandSource: Smithsonian Magazine
What does “sugar on snow” mean
Sugar on snow is a Vermont maple-season ritual: hot syrup hits clean snow, tightens into a taffy-like ribbon, and is often chased with something sharp or plain so the sweetness does not run away with the room.
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