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	Traditional Native Maple Sugar
		Maple sugar was so important that it gave its name to the month (late March-April, in northern Minnesota) when sugaring took place: Izhkigamisegi Geezis, the Moon (month) of boiling.
		Sugar cakes were also made in shapes of men and animals, moons, stars, flowers, poured into greased wooden molds.
		When the boiled sugar was about to granluate in its final boil-down, it was poured into a wooden sugaring trough, made from a smoothed-out log.
	www.kstrom.net /isk/food/maple.html (0 words)

	! maple sugar - Cedarvale Maple Syrup Company - maple sugar (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Sap dripping from the maple sugar is one of the true signs of early spring in New York State.
		Granulated maple sugar is a great topping on coffee cake, cold cereals, oatmeal, grapefruit, French toast, crumb cake, etc. Try it as part of a glaze on baked ham or roasted cornbeef.
		A maple sugar is usually at least 30 years old and 12 inches in diameter before it is tapped.
	com-site.com /cedarvale/welcomat/maple_sugar.html (693 words)

	Sugaring Off: The Maple Sugar Paintings of Eastmen Johnson
		The sugaring off was a raucous party in the woods attended by farmers and villagers celebrating the production of the first batch of molten maple sugar from sap and, in effect, the beginning of spring.
		Maple sugar continued to be widely used throughout the eighteenth century when white cane sugar was considered a great luxury.
		Given the position of maple sugar in political and moral debates, Johnson could well have understood the subject as a metaphor for the larger themes implicit in the establishment of the nation.
	www.huntington.org /ArtDiv/Johnson2004/Johnson2004.html (987 words)

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		Sugar maple can survive in a wide variety of soil types, but for maximum tree growth and sap production, soils should be deep, moist, and well drained with medium or fine textures.
		Sugar maple is relatively free from diseases of the root system, although they sometimes attack otherwise weakened or diseased trees.
		Sugar maple is a popular ornamental tree because of its tolerance to shade, spreading form, and brilliant autumn foliage.
	maple.dnr.cornell.edu /pubs/trees.htm (3100 words)

	Hiker's Notebook: Sugar Maple
		The Sugar Maple's foliage is the epitome of autumn and its sap is the harbinger of spring.
		The characteristic five-lobed leaf of the sugar maple became the national emblem of Canada with the imprimatur of Queen Elizabeth II on 15 February 1965.
		Maple syrup and sugar derived primarily from the sugar maple were important commodities to Native Americans.
	www.mwrop.org /W_Needham/SugarMaple_051113.htm (820 words)

	Maple Sugar Industry
		The sweet sap of the sugar MAPLE (Acer saccharum) was known and valued by the native peoples of eastern North America long before the arrival of European settlers.
		In the fall, the sugar maple lays down concentrated sugars in the rays of the tree; these sugars mature during winter and are harvested while the frost is still in the ground.
		Maple syrup has an abundance of trace minerals that are essential to good nutrition: potassium, magnesium, phosphorus, manganese, iron, zinc, copper and tin, as well as calcium in concentrations 15 times higher than honey.
	www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&ArticleId=A0005095 (1080 words)

	Maple sugar product and method of preparing and using same - Patent 4159210
		Maple sugar in a granulated free-flowing form would be useful in many applications as a maple flavorant.
		Finally, a maple sugar product of this invention is in a granulated form which is free-flowing and non-caking and is useful as a substantially instantly soluble maple sugar or a maple sugar product capable of direct compaction to produce tabletted maple sugar.
		The final solids content of the concentrated maple syrup after both evaporation under vacuum and at atmospheric pressure, as well as the inducing time through the crystallization zone, are highly dependent upon the nature and amount of the non-sucrose solids in the original maple syrup.
	www.freepatentsonline.com /4159210.html (3295 words)

	Pripps Sugarbush - Producers of Pure Maple Sugar & Syrup (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Sap from maple tress was gathered by boxing the trunk of a maple tree with a tomahawk to form a "V" shaped slit and catching the sap in small birch bark baskets.
		Sugaring came at a time of the winter when it was becoming difficult to move about with the ice breaking up and the melting snow in the woods.
		Maple sugar was as common on a dinner table in the 17th and 18th century as salt is today.
	www.prippssugarbush.com /history.htm (1184 words)

	Ohio Trees - Sugar Maple
		Sugar Maple is a favorite shade tree with reliable fall color, found in the forests and meadows throughout all of Ohio, but flourishing in the cooler climates and more acidic soils of northeastern Ohio and Appalachia.
		Sugar Maple adapts to shady conditions in its youth, but must eventually grow in full sun to partial sun, and is found in zones 4 to 8.
		Sugar Maple sap rises from sometime in January through April, when the trees may be tapped for the gathering of syrup in buckets.
	www.dnr.state.oh.us /forestry/trees/maple_sugar.htm (751 words)

	Maple Sugar Candy
		Maples are trees of the genus Acer inthe Order Sapindales, variously classified in a family of their own Aceraceae, or (together with the Hippocastanaceae) in Sapindaceae ; genetic evidencepoints to the latter being the more accurate option.
		In the Southern United States, and in some regions of Europe, sugar or to have the sugar is slang for diabetes mellitus the medical condition in which sugar metabolism is disrupted.
		Sugar sucrose is extracted from sugar cane, sugar beets, or sugar palm by a refining process.
	www.altvetmed.com /face/41023-maple-sugar-candy.html (977 words)

	MMSA: Homemade Maple Syrup
		Maple syrup may be used as is, of course, or it may be converted into other highly desirable products.
		Maple sugar, maple candy and maple fudge are just a few of the many other maple products.
		Maple syrup and sugar are among the oldest agricultural commodities produced in the United States.
	www.mi-maplesyrup.com /Activities/activities_homemade.htm (1113 words)

	WildWNC.org : Trees : Sugar Maple (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In the sugar maple region, typical ranges in temperatures are from -40° C (-40° F) in the north to 38° C (100° F) in the southwestern areas.
		In the Lake States, sugar maple is found at elevations up to 490 m (1,600 ft)-most commonly on ridges between poorly drained areas and on soil with at least 1 to 1.5 m (3 to 5 ft) to the water table.
		Sugar maple sap averages about 2.5 percent sugar; about 129 liters (34 gal) of sap are required to make 3.8 liters (1 gal) of syrup or 3.6 kg (8 lb) of sugar.
	wildwnc.org /trees/Acer_saccharum.html (7400 words)

	Maple Tree Identification
		Similar to sugar maple but usually 3-lobed (sometimes five); often appears to be drooping; often with a thicker leaf and lear stem (petiole) than sugar maple; usually with two winglike or leaflike growths at the base of the petiole (stipules).
		Sugar and fl maple both grow in the shade of other trees (they are shade tolerant), and trees of many different ages (sizes) are often found in a forest.
		Sugar and fl maple are particularly attractive as sugartrees because of their high sap sugar content and the late date at which they begin growth in the spring.
	www.massmaple.org /treeID.html (2275 words)

	Maple Sugar: America's First Sweetener
		Maple sugar, or dehydrated maple syrup, was the New World’s first natural sweetener and is one of the most authentic “American” gifts you can give someone--along with maple syrup.
		Maple sugar is particularly rich in potassium, containing from 1,300 to 3,900 ppm, and calcium, containing from 400-2,100 ppm, depending on the source.
		Recently, a Vermont sugar maker was sentenced to four years in a federal prison for selling more than 500,000 pounds of what was claimed to be maple sugar which was in fact almost entirely cane sugar.
	www.motherlindas.com /maple_sugar.htm (1163 words)

	Maple Facts
		The maple tree is best known for two things, it's helicopter seeds which fall to the ground spinning like the blades of a helicopter, and the syrup or sugar which is made from its sap.
		Sugar maples are only found in one area of the world.
		The lower levels of sugar may not impact the amount of sap which is collected, but the sap will have a lower sugar concentration meaning less syrup from the same quantity of sap.
	www.bcn.net /~thatcher/trees.htm (1045 words)

	The History of Maple Syrup and the sugaring process
		Maple sugar was the sole source of sweetner, as cane sugar was not introduced in America until the 1800’s.
		The sugar house was now their destination where the invention of the evaporator gave more control to the sugarmakers boiling process.
		From there it is transported to the sugar house where it is transferred to a central storage tank to feed the evaporator which boils off most of the water, leaving sweet, thick maple syrup.
	www.maplemuseum.com /history.html (447 words)

	Floridata: Acer saccharum
		Sugar maple is a large tree, often 80 ft (24 m) or more tall with a trunk up to 3 ft (0.9 m) in diameter.
		Sugar maple occurs in North America from Newfoundland, west to Manitoba, south through the Dakotas to Texas and Louisiana, and east in the higher elevations through Alabama and Virginia.
		Sugar maple bark on a tree at the Mount Airy Forest Arboretum in Cincinnati, Ohio.
	www.floridata.com /ref/A/ace_sacc.cfm (537 words)

	Maple Sugar Profile
		Maple sap is clear, slightly sweet, and has the consistency of spring water.
		Maple products are in a unique class, but they have to compete with other less expensive sugar products such as sugar cane, honey, and other sweetners.
		Many producers have developed extensive markets for maple products, such as maple sugar, maple taffy, and molded maple sugar, which is one of the most popular confections, and offer a wide variety of packaging.
	www.agmrc.org /agmrc/commodity/forestry/maplesugar/maplesugarprofile.htm (1877 words)

	AMC: Mountain Watch - Tree Species Profiles, Sugar Maple (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Sugar maple is the most well-known fall foliage species, with leaves turning a range of bright red and orange colors.
		Habitat/Distribution — Sugar maple is found throughout the eastern hardwood forest from the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River south to Tennessee and the Great Smoky Mountains, but is generally absent from the Deep South and Piedmont.
		Decline of sugar maple in Pennsylvania has been attributed to loss of soil fertility and is a concern in many other areas.
	www.outdoors.org /conservation/mountainwatch/sugar-maple.cfm (517 words)

	Michigan Maple Syrup Production
		It is when maple sap is processed so the sugar content reaches higher concentrations that you begin to get to the heart of Maple—maple syrup, maple sugar, and a wide range of other maple products.
		Alternating episodes of freezing and thawing cause the sap to move (flow) within the sugar maple tree, and this only happens for a few weeks in the spring and fall.
		Concentrating maple sap to maple syrup makes it more convenient for man to store and use; and maple syrup is always ready for use on pancakes, ice cream, french toast, cereal, or in your favorite maple recipe.
	www.mi-maplesyrup.com /Information/info_prod.htm (513 words)

	MAPLE SUGAR from New England: Historic Information
		New England > Maple Sugar in New England
		One of the earliest agricultural products of New England was the sugar made from distilling the sap of the Sugar Maple.
		Although maple sugar and maple syrup have been manufactured widely in New England,
	newenglandtowns.org /maple-sugar (100 words)

	Making Maple Syrup, Production, Products, Maple Sugar, Sugar Camp, Sugar Maple Farm - Sugar Moon Farm
		Today we are proud to continue the springtime tradition of making maple syrup over a wood-fired evaporator, fuelled with mountain hardwood.
		Sugar Moon Farm is a working sugar maple farm and woodlot.
		Sugar Moon Farm is a maple farm for all seasons:
	www.sugarmoon.ca /about.php (0 words)

	Maple Sugar Candy from the Robb Farm of Vermont
		Maple Sugar Candy from the Robb Farm of Vermont
		All the candies shown here are soft, melt in your mouth candies, with a thin crystallized maple syrup coating, a process used by maple sugarers to provide shelf life for a month or more before the candies begin to lose their auburn color.
		Maple candies are natural sugar and don't "go bad" per say, they simply begin to change to a whitish color and become harder after long periods of time and exposure to air.
	www.piecesofvermont.com /maple-candy.html (437 words)

	Massachusetts Maple Producers Association
		The sugar maple tree, "Acer saccharum," is a sturdy native of the northeastern United States and was growing here in abundance long before the first colonists arrived.
		Properly cared for sugar maples can be tapped at 40 years of age and will yield sap for 100 years or more.
		Light amber, used for maple candy and maple cream, is made early in the season; Grade B is made late.
	www.massmaple.org /info.html (1446 words)

	Black sugar maple
		Maple sugar and syrup are obtained from the sap of these two species and are solely products of the United States and Canada.
		The preparation of maple sugar and syrup is strictly a farm industry, occurring from Kentucky northwest to Iowa, northeast to Maine and north into Canada.
		To produce various types of maple sugar, the syrup is further heated and additional water driven off.
	www.hort.purdue.edu /newcrop/Crops/Black_sugar_maple.html (588 words)

	EEK! - Those Marvelous Maples
		Genuine maple syrup is made from nature, from the sap of maple trees, harvested in the late winter and early spring.
		They knew that sugaring time had arrived when streams began to trickle, animals awoke from their wintry slumber for a stretch, and icicles began to drip.
		Sugar maple trees are so popular in fact, that the sugar maple has been named our state tree.
	www.dnr.state.wi.us /org/caer/ce/eek/veg/trees/maplesyrup.htm (729 words)

	Maple Facts - Vermont Maple Sugar Makers' Association & Vermont Maple Foundation
		Vermont has an ideal climate for growing sugar maple trees; an ideal climate for good sap flow; and a syrup making know-how which has been handed down from generation to generation.
		The grade of maple syrup must be plainly and correctly marked on each container, along with the name and address of the producer.
		The tourist industry has had a very positive impact on maple marketing, and maple products are presently being shipped to countries all over the world.
	www.vermontmaple.org /maplefacts.html (420 words)

	"Gateway To The North" Maple Sugar Seasoning
		The maple sugar used for this blend is tapped from the maple trees of Wisconsin, specifically the Crivitz area of Marinette county, where a large arch proclaims “Gateway to the North”.
		The maple sugar is dried and ground into a powder which becomes the base of this seasoning.
		Hand-mixed from: pure maple sugar, granulated brown sugar, coarse Kosher salt, Tellicherry pepper, garlic, onion, and green onion flakes.
	www.thespicehouse.com /product/product_141.php (179 words)

	Green Left - A bitter taste in Canada's maple sugar industry (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Collection of sap from the sugar maple tree is one of the oldest industries in North America.
		Climate, lack of rain in the autumn and the wrong temperature regime during the early spring are all possibilities.
		A survey of over 2 million hectares of sugar maple stands showed that about 50% of trees exhibited mild defoliation, while severe defoliation was observed in 3% of the area.
	www.greenleft.org.au /1993/84/4805 (872 words)

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