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In Canada, maple syrup must be made entirely from maple sap, and syrup must have a density of 66° on the Brix scale to be marketed as maple syrup. [40] In the United States, maple syrup must be made almost entirely from maple sap, although small amounts of substances such as salt may be added. [111]
Maple syrup. The production of maple syrup was practiced by First Nations people in North America, long before Europeans arrived in Canada. [2] First Nations people would collect maple sap in the process of curing meat. The practice of sap collection later was learned by Canadian settlers, who boiled the sap to produce maple syrup. [2]
Maple syrup was first collected and used by the Indigenous people of Eastern Canada and the north-eastern United States, and Canada remains the world's largest producer. [10] Though the origin of maple syrup production is not clear, the earliest known syrups were made by repeatedly freezing the collected maple sap and removing the ice to ...
Canada produces nearly three-quarters of the world’s pure maple syrup, according to the U.S. International Trade Commission. Syrup harvests vary every year due to climate, tree disease and other ...
The Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist (French: vol de sirop d'érable du siècle, lit. 'maple syrup heist of the century') was the theft over several months in 2011 and 2012 of nearly 3,000 tonnes (3,000 long tons; 3,300 short tons) of maple syrup, valued at C$18.7 million (equivalent to C$24.1 million in 2023) from a storage facility in Quebec.
The sugar maple is one of the most important Canadian trees, being, with the black maple, the major source of sap for making maple syrup. [23] Other maple species can be used as a sap source for maple syrup, but some have lower sugar content and/or produce more cloudy syrup than these two. [23] In maple syrup production from Acer saccharum, the ...
Just over a decade ago, the Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist became the biggest robbery in the country’s history. Now, Brian Donovan and Ed Herro have put their own “Fargo”-like spin on the ...
Swapping in other syrups, like golden syrup, maple syrup, or agave syrups, work well for baked goods like cookies, cakes, and sheet pan treats like brownies or blondies.