Maple Moments
1. A tree takes approximately 40 years to be big enough to tap for maple syrup. It takes a long to get the goodness of maple syrup. You need to have mature sugar maple trees and it takes about 40 years.
2. If you put a glass of water and a glass of maple sap side by side, you wouldn't be able to tell the difference.
When maple sap comes out of the tree, it looks exactly like water. It's only when you boil it down that it starts to thicken and change colour.
3. Sap becomes maple syrup when it reaches 7- 1/2 degrees above the boiling point of water. At that point, it is 67% sugar.
2. If you put a glass of water and a glass of maple sap side by side, you wouldn't be able to tell the difference.
When maple sap comes out of the tree, it looks exactly like water. It's only when you boil it down that it starts to thicken and change colour.
3. Sap becomes maple syrup when it reaches 7- 1/2 degrees above the boiling point of water. At that point, it is 67% sugar.
