Things aren’t always what they seem. Ask 6 people to name what this heavy cast iron pan was used for and 5 will most likely immediately reply “baking fancy muffins”. Good guess but wrong. It’s a mould for maple sugar candy.

This particular mould was used at the Kaufmann Hotel in Sebastopol in the mid to late 1800s.

Check out the beautiful shapes in these deep moulds and salivate over the sweet sugary taste.