Maple syrup is a sweetener made from the sap of maple trees, primarily sugar maples, by boiling the sap to concentrate the sugar. According to the “Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America,” Native ...

This is a great seasonal sensory activity for home or classroom use, especially during autumn themes or cooking explorations. Before you begin mixing, take a moment to get everything ready. Having ...

Maple syrup is famously made in spring, when below-freezing nights followed by warm days cause the sap stored in a sugar maple’s trunk to flow up and out of the tree and into buckets or plastic tubing ...

During the next month, the Michigan Maple Syrup Association will celebrate the tapping season and syrup heritage with weekend events at nearly two dozen farms. RELATED: Michigan’s sweetest crop is ...