A Short History Of Maple Syrup
Maple Syrup is made from black or red maple tree sap and sugars. It is mainly produced in Canada because of it's cold weather, produces most of the supply in the world. Some places like Vermont, which is the largest American producer are successful due to the cold climate. The tree sap is tapped from the trunk and collected then concentrated by heating or boiling to eliminate the water in the sap by the process of evaporation.
Maples trees are usually first tapped when they are about 30 years old. If a tree has a big enough trunk it can hold up to three taps to collect the sap. A tap is like a faucet drilled or mounted into the trunk that allows the sap to drain out, usually into a wooden bucket placed under it. Although the process and tools used to collect the maple sap to make syrup have vastly changed over the years the process has remained similar.
Today we use it on pancakes, waffles, in oatmeal and a variety of other foods and dishes. Since World War One when sugar was rationed housewives have used it as a sweetener when baking and cooking as a substitute. It is a sugary sweet treat enjoyed around the world.
The Aborigines and Native Americans where the first to create and utilize the process of collecting the maple sap. With the arrival of the British colonists in North America the process was passed on to them and is what we know it to be today.
The process was perfected by the Canadians who created a rating system that was put into place. It distinguishes it from other syrups. According to the grading system syrup must be at least 66 percent sugar to carry the name maple syrup. The maple sap was use by the natives at first for it's sugar content.
Maples trees are usually first tapped when they are about 30 years old. If a tree has a big enough trunk it can hold up to three taps to collect the sap. A tap is like a faucet drilled or mounted into the trunk that allows the sap to drain out, usually into a wooden bucket placed under it. Although the process and tools used to collect the maple sap to make syrup have vastly changed over the years the process has remained similar.
Today we use it on pancakes, waffles, in oatmeal and a variety of other foods and dishes. Since World War One when sugar was rationed housewives have used it as a sweetener when baking and cooking as a substitute. It is a sugary sweet treat enjoyed around the world.
The Aborigines and Native Americans where the first to create and utilize the process of collecting the maple sap. With the arrival of the British colonists in North America the process was passed on to them and is what we know it to be today.
The process was perfected by the Canadians who created a rating system that was put into place. It distinguishes it from other syrups. According to the grading system syrup must be at least 66 percent sugar to carry the name maple syrup. The maple sap was use by the natives at first for it's sugar content.
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