Carnaval - Tire sur Neige

Maple syrup is processed in sugar shacks (cabane à sucre). From early-March through mid-April, you can visit sugar shacks to taste a variety of foods made from maple syrup. We plan to visit one soon. However, we got a sneak preview at Carnaval, where we had maple syrup on snow (tire sur neige).

First, a long wooden trough is filled with snow.

The maple syrup is boiled, reduced, and poured on the snow.

It cools to a taffy-like consistency and is rolled onto wooden sticks.

And, then you eat it.