There’s More Than Meets the Eye to Maple Syrup
Maple trees are bored and then sap are allowed to drip in order to be processed as maple syrup or made in to any other variant. With maple candy, the syrup is left to heat until it reaches its soft candy status while as for, maple butter, it is stirred until a smooth somewhat spreadable consistency is achieved. As far as the maple sugar is concerned, until granules are formed. These are few of the many wonders one maple tree can make. The term sugar camp was coined because the early maple syrup enthusiasts gather together to get sap amidst bad weather and while forming friendships in between. When the French settlers came, the natives taught the foreigners how to sap and boil the maple juice. Through the years, the tap was refined and boring was known. The rather traditional way of sap gathering using pails is replaced by pipes that lead the dripping sap directly to the sugar house. During the war, maple syrup served more than just a pancake topping. At times when sugar is scarce maple syrup becomes a very popular substitute because it is so high in sugar. Because maple syrup is so very popular, and because the economy is going down the tubes (to name a few of many reasons) there are many maple syrup imitators out there. They are sold as hot as pancakes simply because they are cheaper than the original syrup.
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