glossary
Building where sap is boiled and turned into syrup?
sugar shack
What trees do we get sap from?
sugar maples
When is the best time to collect sap?
late February/early March
What is the first step when the sap is brought to the sugar shack?
It is poured into the evaporator and heated from a fire below.
Syrup with a light color and mild flavor is called?
grade A
Liquid that carries food to all parts of a tree?
sap
What part of the United States do Sugar Maples grow?
eastern U.S.
T/F? the sap in a sugar maple flows for a long time?
True
What temp. does the sap have to reach to become syrup?
218o F
Three tools needed to tap a tree?
drill, spout, and bucket
The force that makes liquids flow downhill?
gravity
What percentage of water, and what percent of sugar is tree sap?
98% water
2% sugar
Fresh sap looks and tastes a lot like?
water
What gets rid of any bugs, dirt, or tree bark the syrup might have?
a filter
The Native Americans used___________to make sap boil and turn into sugar?
hot rocks
Area with many sugar maple trees?
sugar bush
Who are the people who make the syrup called?
sugarmakers
How many gallons of sap does it take to make 1 gallon of syrup?
40
The space at the top of the syrup bottle that is free from germs.
the vacuum.
The golden color of syrup, ranging from yellow to brown?
amber
Large metal tank in which sap is boiled and turned into syrup?
evaporator
Who has used sap for hundreds of years for syrup, Candy, and to add flavor to all kinds of foods?
Native Americans
What is the place where sap is turned into syrup?
sugar shack
The last step in the syrup making process.
grading
Only bottles labeled ____________________are made entirely from the sap of maple trees.
"pure maple syrup"