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If you have a sugar maple or black maple tree in your yard, then you are very lucky. You can make your own maple syrup. As we all know, maple syrup is very expensive in its true form because of the amount of… More »
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You love the taste of it on your flapjacks, but just how do they make maple syrup? Read this article on maple syrup to find out how.
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How to Tap Maple Trees and Make Maple Syrup Bulletin #7036 N o one really knows who first discovered how to make syrup and sugar from the sap of a maple tree. However, we know that maple syrup was an important commodity in the North American Indian economy.
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Yes, if you have only a few sugar maple trees, you can make your own maple syrup and sugar. The basic method has not changed from the time of the Indians. You boil off the water in the sap to get the sweet syrup.
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Producing maple syrup is essentially a matter of concentrating the sugar solution to a predetermined level through evaporation. Heat is used to concentrate the sap and to develop the characteristic maple color and flavor that make maple syrup so highly desirable.
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The Home of the Massachusetts Maple Producers Association. Here is where you will find EVERYTHING having to do with Maple Syrup ... It's time for maple syrup poured over pancakes or waffles in a farm kitchen. Or for hot, thickened syrup dribbled over a pan of clean snow to make a rich taffy, called "sugar on snow."
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