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Canadians love this treat; we slather it on pancakes, porridge, ice cream and more. The Indigenous Peoples of North America were making use of maple sap long before Europeans arrived and sampled their wares. Their legends include the story that Chief Woksis of the Iroquois found the sweet syrup when he threw his tomahawk at a maple tree in the cold of winter.

The next day, the sun warmed the sap inside the tree, and from the hole sprung forth the tasty sap. At first, the sap was frozen and the ice was removed from the top, leaving the sweet sap underneath.

Maple syrup production began among settlers in the late s and early s. Birch bark bowls were first replaced with wooden troughs made from logs. These were placed under the spiles to collect the sap.

This was a method used by Mr. Later, wooden buckets were hung from wooden spiles hammered into the tree. The collected sap was boiled over an open fire in huge kettles, evaporating the water and leaving the syrup. Producing maple syrup was a labour-intensive job, since it takes 40 litres of sap to make 1 litre of syrup.

The farmer drove his horses and wagon through the bush to collect the sap, take it back to a sugar shack, and boil it in a big evaporator, heating usually with wood. In recent times, plastic piping is used and gravity moves sap from the trees to collection spots. In Rideau Township there were various sugar bushes throughout the years, and some local farmers have sold their product, but usually not on a large scale.

It costs a little bit more than that these days. She says that most farmers tapped about 75 trees, but some with evaporators could tap trees. Many people tapped trees on their own property and made the sap into maple syrup for their own use.

They would boil it in a big pot on top of the wood stove and fill the whole house with steam and the sweet odour of hot maple syrup. It was a lot of work, but the end result was worth it as they had an available supply of syrup to last them through the winter months.

Even today many people tap trees on their own property and make syrup for their own use using various techniques for boiling, inside or out. They tap trees in their sugar bush and extract the water using a reverse osmosis process before boiling it into syrup in their outdoor evaporator. Their maple syrup is sold in various locations throughout the area.

Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Tapping for Liquid Gold! Maple Syrup in Rideau Township In Rideau Township there were various sugar bushes throughout the years, and some local farmers have sold their product, but usually not on a large scale. The article below is from the Kemptville Weekly Advance – April 18, Posted in Uncategorized.

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› maple-syrup-sugaring-season. But maple is on a different schedule. Tapping begins in late January and February and is dependent upon the weather. If the temperature is 15F.

 

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Maple syrup time of year the sap starts to flow between mid-February and mid-March. This is why its so impossible to predict the outcome of the maple crop from year to year. Crimson King is a burgundy colored fo variety of Norway maple. The tree needs the sugary boost to help it wake from the winter sleep and start growing new leaves.