Maple syrup is a sweetener made from the sap of maple trees, primarily sugar maples, by boiling the sap to concentrate the sugar. According to the “Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America,” Native ...

How to shop for, store, and cook with this uniquely North American staple.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Aunt Jemima, say “Uncle.” Maple syrup isn’t purely for pancakes anymore, or just for waffles, or as a topping for vanilla ice cream (sorry, Dad). “If you use ...

Maple season, also known as tapping season, runs from the end of February through mid-April.

CHARDON, Ohio — You'll see sap buckets on trees and the steam rising from sugarbushes all over Northeast Ohio. Evaporators are evaporating, producing something magical. It's maple syrup, and it's one ...

How does one ignore a light Vermont maple syrup that is infused with a hint of strawberries and rose petals? You don’t. You give it a try, enjoying the light floral flavor on a freshly baked waffle.

Mary Lee Zechman of Millersville shares some of her favorite recipes, including the only glaze she uses for pork loin, a quick bread recipe offered from a customer, and an apple pie creation that she ...

Maine Maple Sunday is just a few weekends away, and with the warmer temperatures arriving, sugarhouses are starting to make syrup.

Cooking maple syrup all starts with a hole 7/16ths of an inch in diameter being drilled into a maple tree. That's one of the easier parts for Lavern Schmitz of Richfield, who produces more than 100 ...