somebody is, and the maple syrup smells delicious. (woman on tv) jack russell terrier?) no, i can't get a dog. (woman) you should. a dog'll change your life. hey, i just wanted to make sure you're practicing your rerun dance for the what's happening sketch. i'm trying, liz lemon, but i can't concentrate. somebody on my block is making waffles, and it's makin' me horny! wait, you smell maple syrup too? you live all the way in jersey. that's weird. [beep] hold on. [beep] hello? do you smell maple syrup? yes! don't panic, lemon. it's probably not a chemical attack. what do you mean "probably"? it's probably just a strange wind pattern coming off those factories in staten island, where food flavors are made. i don't think it's northrax. what's northrax? it's a chemical agent we sold to the saudis in the 1980s. it smells exactly like maple syrup. but i don't think this is it. well, how do you know? because northrax kills you within ten seconds. okay, i'll talk to you tomorrow. [exciting jazz music] ♪

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with oodles and poodles of maple syrup! sorry, no maple syrup today! little maple tree over there. make way, tree doctor coming through! nice bark. healthy leaves. what seems to be the problem? it won't grow! do you think you can help? a good doctor is always happy to help! yullo? a pine is in pain? oh twigs! it's a tree-mergency! quick! everyone, run this way! weee-oooo! weee-ooo! you heard him... run this way! weee-ooo! weee-ooo! weee-ooo! weee-ooo! weee-ooo! weee-ooo! weee-ooo! weee - whoooaaaa! i'm okay! ish! ♪ trees, trees, glorious trees, ♪ ♪ from roots below, to crowning leaves! ♪ ♪ ♪ this tree's a pine! so prickly and fine! ♪ ♪ with cones so coney, and needles, devine! ♪ (giggle) ♪ ouch! needles? indeedles! pines don't have leaves, they have needles that grow all year long... ooch! ouch! is that why they call them always-greens? ooh you're almost right... we call them evergreens! row! wah! ♪ look at those roots, they look kinda dry! poor things! we better give them some water! but the only water down here is in fish's bowl! don'

all i've done is heated up some maple syrup.re, stir them up. >> how long do they cook in here? >> this is all about getting them coated until you have no maple syrup in the pan. toss them on there, let them cool down and you have candy crystallized maple syrup. >> hi. >> speaking of nuts, look who's come in. >> well, we like to be part of the nut mix. >> exactly. >> i'll have you try one of my traditional french -- this is a staple. if you're a grandmother in quebec, this is what you make. it's kid of like a brown sugar maple syrup fudge. you guys want to try that out. >> well, happy holidays, merry chuckmas. nice to see you. chuck, thank you very much. we'll have more on how to complete your holiday shopping right after your local news. >> live, local, late-breaking - this wbal-tv 11 news in baltimore. >> good morning, it is 8:56. the baltimore city police officer is recovering after he was hit in the arm by friendly fire. anne arundel county police said the officer as part of the maryland state police drug task force and was

carbon in products a rather long process first we have to make poland which looks like honey or maple syrup. several ways to go but basically are mixed with the. chain. is produced with the help of. pain through a process called. oxygen molecules from the air. from here they're put through to furnace is where they lose most of their. depending on their intended use they're either carbonized or. carbon content. each fiber is now. percent carbon. carbon. there's a few more steps to go and that takes us back to the production facilities here at each. the carbonized fibers to hold the new production line is outfitted with three. number one will be able to churn out six hundred kilograms of text. the second and third rooms will produce an additional one hundred thirty kilos a day by two thousand and fifteen this factory could produce. these materials to be subject to. very thorough testing. the world standard for materials is to sixty to seventy. sixty to seventy thousand various samples for different kinds of tests designed to check a full range of the materials properties. for those textiles c

you have cinnamon, maple syrup. >> cinnamon. >> yes. homemade cinnamon and maple syrup.ice and dark, see. powdered sugar. >> whatever you love. >> whatever you like. exactly. >> i'll have to try a bite. >> go, go, go. >> i can't. >> you already did? >> oh, lordy. before christmas you give it up? >> i gave it up three weeks ago. >> don't you do that, like, after? >> hopefully there's something i can eat. >> i doubt it. >> this is going to sound really strange to everybody. but everybody else makes oatmeal. >> yeah. >> we make polenta. for breakfast. >> i adore it. >> basically like grits. it's cornmeal. add a little water and broth. we already did that. >> of course you did. >> you finish it with a little bit of milk like you do oatmeal. you don't have to if you don't want to. some cheese. >> uh-oh, gave up cheese, too. >> and butter. you loosen it all up like this. heat it up. it becomes very creamy like that. you can top it with whatever you want. cranberries and bacon. you can do raisins. brown sugar. i like the sweet and salty. >> that's everything you love, kath. >>

our take on this is chocolate waffle with maple syrup.ou have sugar, flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. combine all those. it's a simple method of waffles which is left to dry. so you have all your buttermilk here. >> sugar, flour, buttermilk. >> and two eggs go on top of that. and then the trick, the little secret, once you got it all mixed, pour in your melted butter. >> can i help? >> you can. scrape it in. >> so you warm this up. >> warm that up and just pour it in. oh, my gosh! there's a few hundred thousand calories for you this the morning. breakfast of champions, people. love that. so you give that a stir? >> you can see it's coming together. you treat it as a regular waffle. you bake it just until done. and you will see what you have here. >> this is our finished product? >> here we have a little white chocolate cream. >> even more white chocolate on top of that. of course we have our own maple syrup. >> is that sugar free? no, not here. for the things we don't have in our kitchen, $35 at the ritz-carlton will get you in

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products it's a rather long process first we have to make polymer resin which looks like honey or maple syrup there are several ways to go about it but basically polymers are mixed with a diluting agent there he didn't stirred which causes the molecules to arrange into a long chain and that's what gives the fiber its strength as the so-called hand fiber is spun thousands of individual filament are woven together. at this stage the fiber is still rather gelatinous and fragile as it stretched by a series of rollers it passes through to remove the excess elements additionally certain tubs and give the forming fiber desired properties like resistance to static dry further to continue orientating depends on the stretching helps align the molecules within the fiber and provides the basis for the formation of the tightly bonded carbon crystals. the next stage involves producing carbon fiber from spun fiber. that consist of two sub stages oxidation and. there are two types of carbon fiber high strength and high modulus fiber. strength fiber is produced with the help of carbon ization . last fiber is

you have cinnamon, maple syrup. >> cinnamon. >> yes. homemade cinnamon and maple syrup.top. nice and dark, see. powdered sugar. >> whatever you love. >> whatever you like. exactly. >> i'll have to try a bite. >> go, go, go. >> i can't. >> you already did? >> oh, lordy. before christmas you give it up? >> i gave it up three weeks ago. >> don't you do that, like, after? >> hopefully there's something i can eat. >> i doubt it. >> this is going to sound really strange to everybody. but everybody else makes oatmeal. >> yeah. >> we make polenta. for breakfast. >> i adore it. >> basically like grits. it's cornmeal. add a little water and broth. we already did that. >> of course you did. >> you finish it with a little bit of milk like you do oatmeal. you don't have to if you don't want to. some cheese. >> uh-oh, gave up cheese, too. >> and butter. you loosen it all up like this. heat it up. it becomes very creamy like that. you can top it with whatever you want. cranberries and bacon. you can do raisins. brown sugar. i like the sweet and salty. >> that's everything you love, kat

all i've done is heated up some maple syrup.. >> how long do they cook in here? >> this is all about getting them coated until you have no maple syrup in the pan. toss them on there, let them cool down and you have candy crystallized maple syrup. >> hi. >> speaking of nuts, look who's come in. >> well, we like to be part of the nut mix. >> exactly. >> i'll have you try one of my traditional french -- this is a staple. if you're a grandmother in quebec, this is what you make. it's kid of like a brown sugar maple syrup fudge. you guys want to try that out. >> well, happy holidays, merry chuckmas. nice to see you. chuck, thank you very much. we'll have more on how to complete your holiday shopping right after your local news. >>> good morning, everyone. the time right now is 8:56. i'm jon kelley. air quality officials have instituted a no-burn status for today. this is not an official spare the air alert, but officials with the air district are asking residents to avoid burning wood today. it calls for stagnant weather that could t

golden brown we will strain the butter i am was king and highest grade maplewhisking in high grade maple syrupegar and a pinch of salt and pepper that's the vinegar atette.. it should be served at room temperature and not refrigerated to assemble the salad, i cut the paperapricot into little ieces.. and we are using a spring mix of salad greens we are combining toasted pecans snipped chives the pumpkin seed brittle we actually make this at blue plate ... this has some many different flavors coming together it must be a real crowd pleaser. to make the brittle wheat toast pumpkin seeds in the oven and then we take sugar corn syrup butter and baking soda mix it together and pour it over the pumpkin seeds and let it hard candy some of the things that people have been putting on their catering menus for the holidays are things like roast and ham glazed carrots holiday cookies we do plenty of those for this holiday cookie exchanges blue plate catering is located at 1061 west vanburen here in chicago for more information on today's recipe or to watch this segment again log onto wgntv.com/midday just

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you've got some maple syrup. >> maple syrup from duchess county.nd climatewise. this farm, the crown farm, has a little red maple and sugar maple trees that they -- it is 100% organic. it is a sustainable farm. absolutely delicious. great gift. pancakes christmas morning. who wouldn't want that? >> whoopi pies from maine. >> this is off the coast of maine. these ladies, cranberry island kitchen makes these. what's cool about this company, you can customize -- they have 11 flavors can you choose from. go online and put whichever ones -- peppermint, gingerbread men, all different shapes. >> cookies from cape cod. >> cape cod. these are really interesting. they are kayak cookies. they are very salty and sweet at the same time. if you like that combination, the woman was a former pastry chef. her cookies were so popular that she went and created this company. >> let's head south. let's go to virginia. sausag sausages. >> edward's smoked sausages. what's cool about this company, mr. edwards was a captain on a ferryboat and he was giving away selling his

but you should smell the maple syrup. it sure smells good. >> my man, torturing us out here. maybe you can get us a to-go bucket. >>> 6:07 now. california executions remain on hold. the state is nearing the sixth year without an injection. now the state is leading a judge's order said they failed at drafting up a new and legal method at putting condemned prisoners to death. >>> it is 6:08 now. a former journalist caught writing phony magazine articles is now fighting to become a lawyer in california. steven glass says he can now be trusted and is hoping the california supreme court agrees. you may know his story from the movie "shattered glass", which dramatizes his time at the new york public magazine where he faked all or part of more than 40 articles during the '90s. he went to law school at georgetown university and passed the california bar exam in 2009. he now works as a clerk at a beverly hills firm. >>> it's 6:08. we're getting word of some delays at sfo. is this because of the fog out there. let's check the forecast with christina loren. >> we don't have much fog, bu

maple syrup. hey, that was good though, buddy. >> thank you. >> jimmy: yeah, that was great.orn dog. okay. let's meet our second contestant. come on over, my friend. ♪ >> jimmy: how you doing? >> how are you? >> jimmy: i'm in good shape, bud. nice to see you. what is your name, and where are you from? >> nick from colorado. >> jimmy: nick from colorado. [ cheers ] welcome, buddy. nick, put on your blindfold. okay. these are, of course, made out of candy canes found unwrapped in the dusty pocket of a winter coat from last christmas. [ laughter ] now before you start up the slot machine, let's check in and see how contestant number one is doing. [ laughter ] great. contestant number two, you're going to start the slot machine and see what you'll be eating. remember, say your name loudly. gently step on the button and then pull the lever. ready, set, go. [ light laughter ] [ slot machine noises ] >> jimmy: there you go. oh, wow. hey. not too shabby. don't look yet there, nick. now, before we bring out the cracker, here's a brief word from the chef who is preparing today's food.

"which is the best natural sweetener for holiday baking and stirring in our oatmeal maple syrup, honeyere specific health benefits to either one of them?" >> no, there's not. when it comes to the natural sweeteners she mentioned, they're about 20 calories per teaspoon and they're all basically refined sugar. now, i have to say that when you use agave, because it's sweeter, you could get away with a little less. but for me, personally, i say go after the sweetener that you like the taste of the best and that works best for a particular recipe. and i think the biggest health impact is going to come when you minimize the amount of that sweetener. that's the bottom line. >> now, we're going to go to skype. this is a great question. i know this weekend we're getting ready to make holiday cookies. kayla from cookeville, tennessee, good morning. what's your question? >> good morning. i'm looking for assorted cookies and box-sized desserts for christmas and i was wondering if you have any tasty or lower calorie and possibly nutritious recipes for this? >> i love this question. and please put a

>> a little whipped cream we finished with maple syrup and black pepper to garnish but five ingredientsthe entire dish. delicious. >> here's our main course. >> how did you season those up? >> just salt and pepper really pretty much the go-to on any steak. >> okay. >> the important thing is to sear it, bring out the sugars. not necessarily to seal in the juices but bring out the sugars and it makes for a flavorful steak. >> how long do you cook it? >> about two minutes on each side will get you to medium rare. maybe medium. >> i know letting it rest is a key thing. >> so important. letting it rest is so important because you kind of, all the juices kind of go crazy and you want to let them settle down so that it, you know -- >> how long do you want to let it rest? >> five minutes. a thin piece like that five minutes tops. >> this is really cool. this goes with the filet. this is hash. >> a fun take on hash, a little more healthy. it's sweet potatoes and brussel sprouts. >> how do you do it? >> boil the sweet potatoes ahead of time and dice them. then we roast them in a pan in olive oil,

maple syrup. hey, that was good though, buddy. >> thank you. >> jimmy: yeah, that was great.rado. >> jimmy: nick from colorado. [ cheers ] welcome, buddy. nick, put on your blindfold. okay. these are, of course, made out of candy canes found unwrapped in the dusty pocket of a winter coat from last christmas. [ laughter ] now before you start up the slot machine, let's check in and see how contestant number one is doing. [ laughter ] great. contestant number two, you're going to start the slot machine and see what you'll be eating. remember, say your name loudly. gently step on the button and then pull the lever. ready, set, go. [ light laughter ] [ slot machine noises ] >> jimmy: there you go. oh, wow. hey. not too shabby. don't look yet there, nick. now, before we bring out the cracker, here's a brief word from the chef who is preparing today's food. >> bon appetite. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: let's bring out the cracker with the three ingredients on it. ♪ looks fantastic. hey, buddy, you look different. did you change something? >> no. >> jimmy: you sure? >> oh, well, i am wear

the history of bubbles and how to make maple syrup but liberal agenda they are jamming down their throatsarents have to pay these prices. obama says go to college and don't pay pay it back. >> as andrea was saying, courses have been running amok since we were in school, three or four years ago. [ laughter ] >> teach kids, a lot of college students, they want to be a part of something. to teach us about our constitution and we have the right to state our grievances. the molest has been successful in spreading around the country. >> it is an american tradition. >> you are right. freedom of speech. >> what occupied wall street was about. they were breaking the law. i don't have the right to do that. that is what they should be teaching. >> i wonder how they are going to teach that. >> heather: he saved the day for santa claus and his friends, now one new york professor, another new york professor here says that rudolph the red nosed reindeer, he was a victim of bullying and the story sends a terrible message. is the professor reading too much in to it? he has written a book to counter the ru

the whole wheat waffles and then i was noticing that my children love on it didn't even contain maple syruping good. >> i'm just wondering what happens to children's love of cheerios. you always see babies eating cheerios but at some point that goes away. >> the 2-year-old eating cheerios, that's all they know. that's all you're giving them. once they try fruit loops with marshmall marshmallows, they're not going back to cheerios, unless you make them. just don't have it in the house. >> thanks, elizabeth. >>> still to come this morning, newt gingrich widening his lead in the race for the gop nomination, but with less than four weeks to go before the iowa caucuses, can he hold on? >>> institute gingrich opening up a double-digit lead in the national polls, but life at the top has its challenges. now, conservatives are coming after him. >>> alec baldwin has an addiction to words with friends. i'm christine romans. how his love for the cell phone game cost him his airline seat on this "american morning." >>> good morning to you. it is wednesday, december 7th. >>> all right, up first this hour

it takes 40 gallons of sap to make one gallon of maple syrup. this is like documentary film making. [laughter] i realize given the subject of the film today i might have used kentucky's model which would be a process of distillation in which i believe the ratio is also about the same. two people are not here, definitely not the negative space of the creation, but the positive space of it, and that is my co-directer and co-producer who has been in every stage of this production in every way, the equal in every decision we made, in all aspects of the production, and i wish she was here to be able to share in your attention this afternoon. i'd also like to acknowledge our co-producer sarah, and you found most of the rare and never before scene footage in many cases that helped to populate this program on prodecision, and so i think not dispensing with those, but acknowledging those very real supporters, let me try to begin and tell you first of all how honored i am to be back here at the national press club, and how honored and delighted i am to be talking about the special messages of

>> maple syrup. >> ahh! >> you need the caramelization.. >> more sweetness. >> a little bit more, and then a bit of balsamic vinegar. cook this for a few minutes, until it's nice and caramelized. it's really good. >> fantastic. >> a bit of apple juice. >> a little more sweetness. >> and that's it. so it's really cool because it seems sweet but it's not that sweet because you still have the pepper. when you're done this is pretty much what we have. because of the caramel of the acids, the onions really become bright red so this is what we do now. super easy. you make this in advance, everything is ready. you want to take some of this red onions here, transfer it into your little mushroom caps. so fill it up really nicely, and then actually you can just fix it from here. a little bit of mango and bleu cheese. maytag bleu, nice and sharp. i bake it in the oven. bake it again but you want to make those in advance before your friends arrive, refrigerate and then stick it in the oven for about five to seven minutes and you're done. this i discov