The Chap over at flavorchase makes a very sugar rich maple syrup. He says it is around 70 to 72 percent solid. This causes the maple syrup to crystallize much easier than the normal maple syrup. I think it also makes it darker in colour. I have always like light maple syrup, it is also [...]
There are a number of things that have happened in the last little while. First of all I someone in Vermont has a great maple syrup blog, His operation is called Tillinghast Maple . The sugar shack has been around for about for a really long time, has some great pictures on there. Tig also [...]
Well It turns out that this year was pretty bad for everyone, not just Sugar Island Maple Grove. A recent article in the Ottawa citizen show that there was an industry slump in both Maple Syrup Production and Honey production. you can read the full article here. Canada production was down from 5.1 million gallons [...]
Maple Syrup is one of the best gifts to give at Christmas. It is compact, decedent and at a great price point. It is perfect for the person who has everything because you can always use more Maple Syrup. I was shopping at the mall the other day and found some maple syrup for sale. [...]
I found this story on the financial post of all places. It talks about locally produced products in Quebec and we all know how amazing Quebecois are at the maple syrup business. http://www.financialpost.com/story.html?id=1023597 What really peaked my interst was the when they mention Sortilège a maple syrup liqueur made by Maison des Futailles it looks [...]