Add Popular Science (opens in a new tab) More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results.

With just some freshly fallen snow and ingredients from the pantry, you and your kids can turn a bad winter storm into a sweet snow day Yes, sigh, another winter storm is dumping epic amounts of snow ...

Cooking oil if using candy molds. If you are using a baking pan, you can use wax paper instead of cooking oil. Half a cup of pure maple syrup (make sure it is not imitation syrup!) If you're enjoying ...

Here is a delicious winter treat that is easy to make and has only two ingredients: maple syrup and new snow. My grandma taught me to make this confection and called it jack wax. Put 1 cup of real ...

As a writer for the “Homestead” section of the Bangor Daily News, I am almost ashamed to admit that I did not take to the “Little House” series as a kid. Laura Ingalls Wilder’s problematic literary ...

These candied apples call for nothing more than maple syrup and the apples. Simply cook a pot of syrup until it reaches 248 degrees, or “firm-ball” stage. Simple as this sounds, give yourself plenty ...

As soon as the weather takes on a chill and the leaves begin to change, the apple harvest begins. While you can buy apples at your grocery store year-round, there’s something magical about finding ...