Maple Sugar From Sap to Syrup: The History,

Celebrating the arrival of maple sugaring season is a beloved tradition in North America. All through late winter and early spring, maple festivals take place from Minnesota to Virginia to Nova Scotia, and sugar shacks have people lined up every day to sample the new crop poured over pancakes and waffles. Maple Sugar is a great souvenir and a perfect gift for maple lovers, as well as a fascinating read in an irresistible package. A special die-cut cover displays the grades of maple syrup; photographs capture the glory, past and present, of maple sugaring; and full-color illustrations show readers how to identify the various kings of maple trees from leaves, twigs, bark, fruit, and flowers. Readers will enjoy the surprising history of maple sugaring, sprinkled with lots of maple lore, poetry, and ephemera. They'll learn how to tap their own trees and make their own maple syrup. And the book even includes more than 20 recipes for tempting, old-fashioned treats like maple nut bread, pecan pie, maple eggnog, baked beans, maple nutmeg butternut squash, and maple-glazed ham and salmon. What could be sweeter?

Tim Herd is the executive director of a parks and open space commission in Pennsylvania’s Pocono Mountains. He was the founder and director of The Roving Nature Center, America’s first fully mobile environmental education center, and has been nationally recognized for his “demonstrated commitment and exceptional contribution to the proper stewardship of America’s national and cultural resources” by the Take Pride in America Campaign. An engaging and dynamic speaker, Herd has made thousands of presentations to audiences of all ages on a wide variety of natural history and motivational topics. He was the nationally syndicated feature writer of Nature Newswatch and is the author of Maple Sugar, Kaleidoscope Sky, and Discover Nature in the Weather.

Maple Spirit
1 Drawn from Wood

2 Ye Olde Confectionary Craft

3 Family Tree Gallery

4 The Secret Life of Trees

5 For Fun, Profit & Hard Work

6 Do-It-Yourself

7 Maple Delights

Appendix
Index

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Maple Sugar From Sap to Syrup: The History, Lore, and How-To Behind This Sweet Treat

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