Maine Maple

By Melanie Brooks

On the way back home from Fort Kent, Sidekick Shane and I decided to stop in to get some maple cotton candy at Bradbury Maple Farm in Bridgewater. It was a little out of our way but so worth it!

The farm taps about 3,000 maple trees and the sap was flowing! One of the owners had an ice tray all set up to let visitors sample maple sugar taffy -- something I had never tried before. It was awesome. All you do is press your popsicle stick to the end of the line of syrup until it sticks, and roll the stick to gather the hardening syrup on the end like a lollipop. Then -- you eat it! Not so great for the teeth but a nice treat for your tastebuds.



We picked up a jar of maple butter, a half-pint of syurp, and a bag of cotton candy. If you have never had maple cotton candy before you are really missing out. It's the nectar of the gods. Shane likes to put maple butter in his coffee, but I like spreading it on whole grain toast.

The owners sell and ship their goods across the country -- so you know it's good. Maine Maple Sunday is coming up in two weeks. But don't wait until then to head to this quaint maple farm. They have tours the last two weekends of the month. Check them out here.