7/3/2023 0 Comments Maple sugar![]() Boil over medium-high heat on your stove.It will be boiled vigorously so make sure you have a large enough pot. Pour syrup into a large pot with high sides.The thing about making granulated maple sugar is that the syrup needs to be heated to 45° to 50☏ (25° to 28☌) above the boiling point of water, according to Cornell University.ĭid you know that water boils at different temperatures at different elevations? You need to check the boiling point of water at your elevation. The best part is that you only need one ingredient. For more about grading, this is an interesting read. You will want a amber or dark colored syrup to make sugar with the best flavor. The darker the syrup the stronger the taste. Typically the color of the sap early in the season produce a lighter colored syrup. Maple syrup is graded into different classes. The grade of your syrup will affect the color and flavor of the sugar. It is basically the same process to make cane sugar. Then it is stirred with a wooden spoon vigorously until it forms a granulated sugar. It is just maple syrup that has been cooked down to reduce it’s water content. Pin Block maple sugar What is maple sugar? Once the syrup is bottled, you can proceed with making the sugar. Maybe next year we’ll do an article on making the syrup.Īfter the syrup is made you need to bottle the maple syrup. This is a semi- involved process and can require some specialty equipment so we won’t get too deep with that. It’s then poured through coffee filters or layers of cheesecloth to make the syrup clear. Maple syrup processīriefly, to make your own maple syrup, the sap of maple trees is collected in buckets using tree taps and cooked down to reduce the moisture content of the maple sap. This is really not a recipe, per se, it is more of a technique. Don’t buy the cheap, popular brands that have high fructose corn syrup. Use your own maple syrup or buy the pure stuff at the store. The thing is, there is really no reason to buy it when you can make it in just a few minutes at home. If you can find it, it is incredibly expensive ($25-$35 per pound) and may cost you your first-born. If you have ever tried to find maple sugar at the store, you know it is incredibly difficult to find. We’ve made it easier than ever with this simple trick. To view the video, please click on the image below.Making your own maple sugar at home is incredibly easy and only takes a few minutes. MARC thanks Chris O’Rourke and the SECV8/In Your Neighborhood team for helping to demonstrate the maple sugaring process at the Montour Preserve. There is no mandatory fee for school groups, but MARC asks that groups consider a donation of $2 – $5 per student to help offset MARC’s costs. School groups interested in scheduling a visit are asked to contact Bob Stoudt, MARC Director, at (570) 336-2060. ![]() If sufficient demand exists, MARC may host two special days of programs for school groups on Thursday, February 22, and/or Friday, February 23, 2024, between the hours of 9am – 1pm. Please note: only service dogs are allowed at the Montour Preserve. Maple products will be available for sale from the Roloson Brothers inside the Environmental Education Center. Visitors will be directed to the sugar shack along the Goose Woods Trail where they will learn about the cultural and natural history of maple sugaring and have the opportunity to experience the sights, sounds, smells, and tastes of maple sugaring. Visitors are welcome to arrive and depart at any time between 10am – 4pm. Programming at the Montour Preserve’s sugar shack will be begin at thirty minute intervals, beginning at 10:00am and every one-half hour thereafter. Presentations of the movie ‘A Visit to a Maple Sugar Farm’ will begin in the Environmental Education Center auditorium at the top of each hour at 10am, 11am, 12pm, 1pm, 2pm, and 3pm. The Montour Preserve’s 2024 Maple Sugaring Open House will be held on Saturday, February 24, 2024, from 10am – 4pm.Īdmission is free, but donations are welcome.
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