Sap starts with a sugar content between 1 percent and 4 percent. The percentage of sugar content tells us approximately how many gallons of sap it will take to make a gallon of syrup. For example, if ...

Sap starts with a sugar content between 1 percent and 4 percent. The percentage of sugar content tells us approximately how many gallons of sap it will take to make a gallon of syrup. For example, if ...

A technological revolution has transformed the ancient tradition of sugar making—with big implications for local economies ...

When it dribbles from the tree, sap is anywhere from 1 to 3 percent sugar. To make maple syrup, sap must be boiled down to a much sweeter 66 percent sugar, a process that took hours. After the ...

It is expensive because of the low yield from the sap (40 gallons of sap are needed for one gallon of syrup!) but the cheaper imitations labelled ‘maple-flavoured syrup’ made from a mixture of ...

Each spring, students and staff from the Myaamia Center and students and staff from the Western Program tap ten sugar maple trees in Peabody Woods. Maple sugaring, the process of making maple sugar ...