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Maple syrup makes a great topping for pancakes and waffles, but there are so many other uses for maple syrup! Here's a crash course in what maple syrup is, the forms of maple sweetener on the market, and some of the best maple syrup recipes you can bake at home to celebrate maple season year-round.<\/p>\n\n\n

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How to make maple syrup<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you want to make maple syrup, you will need a forest of maple trees and a specific climate found in parts of the New England area, like Vermont, and also parts of Eastern Canada, like Quebec and Ontario. Maple syrup is made from the maple water\/sap of the maple tree. In spring, the water\/sap rushes up from the roots to feed the budding branches that were dormant all winter. The liquid is collected during a brief period of spring, when the nights are cold and the days are warm, so usually during the month of March, though the season may start as early as the end of February and may extend into early April. During this period, the water from the earth rises up the trees at night when it's cold, then flows down during the day when it's warm. Sugar maple trees are tapped and a spout is attached to each to collect the sap as it rises and falls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maple syrup is concentrated maple water<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The collected sap is boiled down to remove water and concentrate the sugars and flavours. To make pure maple syrup, you need 150 litres of maple sap (40 gallons) to make 3.8 litres (1 gallon) of maple syrup. I have visited a few maple farms and sugar shacks over the years and seen the process, but I've never attempted it myself at home. I honestly don't have access to a small forest of maple trees and I'm pretty sure tapping municipal trees in the park is a no-no. That being said, if you happen to be blessed with a backyard of maple trees and live in the New England area, Quebec, or Ontario, you can read all about making maple syrup in your backyard on Simple Bites<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Grades and classes of maple syrup<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The flavour of maple syrup (the concentrated sap) reflects its origins, with woodsy, earthy notes. Only Grade A maple syrup is sold in stores in Quebec and it is made from pure maple sap with no other colours or flavours added. It's the real deal! You can buy four different classes of Grade A maple syrup in stores, each representing a different concentration of syrup, from the lighter syrups which have a milder flavour and a more transparent, light colour, to very dark syrups which are very concentrated with strong maple flavour:  <\/p>\n\n\n\n