The Maple Syrup Story

Native Americans were the first to discover the fact that sap from maple trees could be processed into maple syrup and sugar. While there are no authenticated accounts of how this process was discovered, there are several interesting legends.

One popular legend is that a Native American chief hurled his tomahawk at a tree which happened to be a maple, and the sap began to flow. The clear liquid that dripped from the wound collected in a container on the ground below. His wife, believing the liquid was water, used it to cook venison.

Both the meat and the sweet liquid that remained were found to be delicious. Retracing what had happened, they discovered the sweet sap from the maple tree made the difference. The process was repeated and the rest is now history.

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New England Hot Maple Syrup Peaches

New England Maple Chicken

Maple Syrup on Snow

Maple Gingerbread

Baked Beans with Maple and Rum

Maple Glazed Carrots

Maple Baked Apples

Maple Syrup Pie