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Pouring Sweetness

Cooking with maple sugar, molasses, even thickened cider

By Sandra L. Oliver
Cooks in the past were comfortable about adapting recipes to ingredients at hand, including finding sweet substitutes for white sugar such as maple sugar, molasses, and even thickened apple cider.

Eagle Island

Admiral Peary’s Nest on Casco Bay

By Mimi Bigelow Steadman
Eagle Island in Casco Bay has some nice hiking trails as well as the former summer home of Arctic explorer Robert Peary.

Aliens Among Us

While invasive plants may look pretty, their impact is anything but

By Lynette L. Walther
Non-native plants such as burning bush may look pretty but they can cause problems by pushing out native stock. We take a look at a few invasives in Maine.

Bohemian Princess

A whimsical caravan— half home-on-wheels and half elegant yacht

By Ann Dodds Costello
A mystical gypsy caravan, built as a garden folly, features fine boatbuilding touches and is perfect for parties or afternoon naps.