Talk:Maple taffy

Wikiproject Canada
Shouldn't this belong there as well given that Canada produces 80% of the world's maple syrup?

Moved section
Isn't this the same as tire d'érable? 70.49.249.215 01:03, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

I have moved and renamed the article on the English Wikipedia to Sugar on snow. Hae never heard the term "maple toffee" in New England, grew up on a farm producing both maple syrup and maple sugar. CApitol3
 * In my experience maple toffee is the ubiquitous Canadian term. I've moved it back, as when there is a question of national varieties of English the first one used takes precedence. - SimonP 03:51, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

I am thinking that if it were ubiquitous it would show up in a google search, other than the wiki article.CApitol3 04:37, 5 October 2006 (UTC)


 * I think that we might be thinking about maple taffee. Peregrine981 05:24, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

I think you are right! I have renamed and moved, and rewritten introductory sentence to include three languages/cultures it relates to.CApitol3 12:15, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

Maple toffee?
Hi Simon, I've spent near to 50 years on a family farm producing maple syrup. Never heard this term maple toffee, for sugar on snow, and emails and a call to sugarers in Wisconsin, New York state, and Ohio all say the same: never heard of the term. My suspicion is that we have direct transliteration of the Quebecoise french term. Several folks here too on the talk page say the same. Will you please share your thinking on this? Thanks. CApitol3 04:33, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

Too much Quebec mention?
The sentences dealing with pour maple taffy onto snow, then rolling it onto sticks isn't just limited to Quebec. The Festival du Voyageur has a similar event, which while they did come from Quebec, they must have made some sort of affect for it to stick around this far west, did it not? Maybe we could use the word Canada or something? Disinclination 06:40, 21 January 2007 (UTC)

Might have to do with Quebec producing 75% of the worlds supply of maple syrup. Maple_syrup —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.159.238.97 (talk) 22:38, 12 March 2011 (UTC)

Taffee?
Is this a real word? There's no entry for it in the O.E.D., nor any other dictionary I checked. It looks to me like a misspelling of either "taffy" or "toffee".

I suggest renaming the article "Maple toffee (sugar on snow)". —The preceding unsigned comment was added by ABehrens (talk • contribs) 06:15, 26 February 2007 (UTC).


 * The proper name is maple taffY, not taffee. A quick google shows FAR more entries under the standard spelling of taffy. I'm making the change. Tmangray (talk) 19:03, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

Maple candy?
Maple candy redirects here. While this is a form of candy made of maple sap, I only think of the maple sugar candies often cast into maple leaves, like this and this. 70.17.150.171 23:04, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

Title
The title of this article is badly chosen. Parentheses are only for the purpose of distinguishing between articles with similar names, as far as I know. Therefore, the most common (or the most obvious and descriptive) name should be chosen, and alternative names should be mentioned in the first paragraph. --♦♦♦Vlmastra♦♦♦ 18:29, 17 September 2007 (UTC)


 * Moved to Maple taffee. For one thing, it's not always eaten on snow... The article should probably be rephrased to say that as well. Right now it appears to say that the "sugar on snow" is its only form of consumption.--Boffob 17:30, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

I grew up in (western) Canada, and I remember it being called "tire à sucre" (yes, we were using pure maple syrup, and speaking English). I can't find much by way of evidence for this term, though. Is it just me? Has anyone else heard this term? If so, can you please make a redirect? 142.179.222.198 (talk) 23:53, 4 March 2013 (UTC)

Wax on snow
The product described in this article is identical to what is known in Northern New York as 'wax on snow'. I would greatly appreciate it if someone more knowledgeable than I about how the editing process works would make suitable additions to the article. Examples would include: referencing New York Cuisine; changing some of the Northern New England references to read 'Northern New England/New York'; in the sentence dealing with what the product is called adding a phrase like 'and wax on snow in Northern New York'; and in the sentence mentioning the parties change 'sugar on snow parties' to 'sugar (or wax) on snow parties'. I realize this is a lot of labor to ask someone else to undertake, but after careful consideration I have determined that the editing process is far beyond my understanding.Curtis3331 (talk) 18:08, 14 October 2008 (UTC)

Growing up in Onondaga County in Central New York State, I knew this as jack wax. See http://www.motherearthnews.com/diy/make-jack-wax-maple-candy.aspx and http://www.syracuse.com/weather/snow/stories/bharath-eatsnow.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.174.94.72 (talk) 03:43, 9 March 2014 (UTC)

Try again...
"The event in Quebec is known as a "cabane à sucre" (literally, "sugar cabin," the rustic, outdoor structure where maple sap is boiled down to syrup and sugar) and the taffy is served with traditional québécois dishes, including many savory ones that feature maple sugar as a glaze or flavoring element."

The event is not known as "cabane à sucre", only the sugar shack itself. I don't believe the event has a name in Québécois French or English, per se. The season when sap is collected is known as "le temps des sucres" (fr-ca) or "sugaring off" (en-ca). Also, the most traditional serving method for maple syrup with savoury foods is to pour it right over top of everything on the plate, except perhaps the "oreilles de crisse". The tire d'érable is not served with any savoury dishes. It's the dessert and, in traditional cabanes at least, is separated from the meal by the walk outside to the snow where it's poured. 70.48.113.232 (talk) 04:26, 24 June 2017 (UTC)