maple candy

my creative effort today was, no, not dog food: maple cream candy!
i'm glad to have this out of my system for the year, because i find
candy-making to be incredibly messy and frustrating. still, i'm
drawn to it on an annual basis. this one hardened before i realized
it should be poured, but it tasted okay. nonetheless, i'll just make
my way on over to cost plus world market this coming december
and buy some maple candy of the kind i remember fondly from
my winter days in chicago. always creamy on the inside with a thin
layer of crunchy on the outside. yum!!! and well worth every penny,
i now know.

cleanup can wait until tomorrow.