Spring is the ideal time to enjoy maple syrup

Spring is the ideal time to enjoy maple syrup

March 20, 2019

 

The sweet smell of sap evaporating has overtaken the scent of spring in some parts of Ozaukee County where maple syrup-making is a ritual.

Maple syrup is the first crop of the year, with people collecting sap from trees when the days get warm and the nights remain cold. It can take as much as 40 gallons of sap to make a gallon of syrup, so it’s a task for the hardy.

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