Posted by: Bingley
Strategic maple syrup reserve - 09/05/12 01:01 AM
Canada has a strategic maple syrup preserve. Up north they know something we don't -- quick, add some maple syrup to our prep kit!
Why Does Canada Have a Strategic Maple Preserve?
Posted by: Byrd_Huntr
Re: Strategic maple syrup reserve - 09/05/12 01:50 AM
Maple syrup is one of the finest and most complex flavors on the planet, and the Canadians do it right. I can't blame either the hoarders or the thieves in this case.
I have three gigantic maples, and each spring if the weather is right, I make a pocketfull of hardwood spiles, hang the buckets and tap my trees. I boil the sap down in the back yard in two large repurposed turkey deep friers, producing a honey colored syrup.
The transformation in "The Fly" is nothing compared to what happens at my house: my 21 y/o daughter becomes a 100 pound sugar ant, putting the liquid gold on everything she eats.
Fingers crossed for frosty nights and sunny days around Easter 2013.