Sugar maple trees don't grow just anywhere. Luckily for pancake and waffle lovers, Pennsylvania and Erie County are within the native range for this species that produces the sap used to make maple ...

The 49th Annual Maple Syrup Festival at Malabar Farm offers a chance to learn more about the history and science behind maple sugar and syrup.

IRA, Vt. - Eric May wasn’t too keen on the taste of real maple syrup when he first moved to Vermont but he tapped some trees anyway, borrowing buckets from neighboring farmers. After boiling the sap ...

CLACKAMAS COUNTY, Ore. — At first, it may not look like much: a forest, a few buckets and a slow drip. But if you wait long enough, it turns into something sweet. That slow transformation is at the ...

According to Buddy the Elf, the fourth and most natural (least processed) of the elves’ food groups is syrup. Judging by the movie scenes, it’s maple syrup — that’s what people mean when they say ...

New Hampshire maple producer, Wayne Pike’s old, wood-fired evaporator in his Lyme, New Hampshire sugarhouse, left; and his new evaporator, right. (Jeremy Fowler / Natural Resource Conservation Service ...

Watery sap drips slowly from a spout in the side of the tree, falling drop by drop into a silver metal bucket attached to the trunk. The slightly sweet tree water is a nutritious drink, but this ...