One menu item that locals speak of with particular reverence is the mysteriously named “A-Ten-Shun…S.O.S.” – a classic military-inspired dish of creamed chipped beef gravy ladled generously over toast ...

This time of year, as the snow melts and the trees awaken, they're working 18-hour days to keep up with the flow of sap and syrup cooking before the maple sugaring season ends later in the month.

Maple Syrup Farms Are Hard At Work In Merrill Now, some may think that syrup production is just a hobby, but for a lot of people in Wisconsin, it helps put food on the table, it also brings money ...

We didn’t hardly have any snow in 2024, and so we didn’t even tap the trees.” For Finley and others, maple sugaring is more than just collecting syrup.

You can also store the sap in a garage or snow bank if temperatures are reliably below 30 degrees in your location. Freezing syrup is fine – it’ll thaw out during the boiling process.

In 2024, 200,000 gallons were collected from 650,000 taps, maintaining the state as the No. 5 producer of maple syrup in the country, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Last year, New Hampshire maple farms produced 149,000 gallons of maple syrup, according the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Many celebrations include activities and family fun along with all the maple you can eat, including the most Vermont way to eat maple — sugar on snow. This sweet treat is created by drizzling ...

Remember: The focus of Bendix Woods’ maple programs is on education, not syrup production or profits. This winter’s hearty cold and snow was good for sap. Maple trees are resilient.

To make syrup, water is removed from the sap with reverse osmosis and heat, leaving the sugar behind. For all the energy it takes to reduce maple sap into syrup, it takes even more to produce ...

Marc Madore, a maple producer at Vanier Sugar Bush, explained that the snow will also help prolong the season. He believes the return of consistent temperatures will lead to a more traditional ...