In a message dated 8/10/99 8:04:31 PM, [log in to unmask] writes:
<< Having grown up in Upstate New York,
Maple syrup is made by drilling a hole in a sugar maple tree,
collicting the sap in large barrels, (we used new clean garbage cans)
and gently boiling the sap to remove the water. After about a 32X
reduction, you have Maple Syrup.
The native indians used to do this every spring. >>
What's the point in having it? You can't have french toast or pancakes? Maybe
to dip sausage in, but that's it.