What is this in french?
"Maple Syrup" in French
sirop d'érable
What tree does maple syrup come from?
arbres d’erables
What can we eat with maple syrup?
Pancakes, pancakes, maple taffy, waffles, fruit, etc
"Cabane à Sucre" in English
What is the first step in the production of maple syrup?
They make a hole in the tree and use a traditional bucket to collect the sap from the tree
"Sap" in french
sève
Who discovered maple syrup?
First Nations
How many years have maple trees been here for?
Hundreds of years
Which province does the tradition of Cabane a Sucre come from?
Quebec
What do they do to reduce the syrup?
They boil it
"Sugar Shack" in french
cabane à sucre
What sweet food is made of maple syrup?
Tire D'érable (Maple Taffee)
Name one group of Aboriginal people who discovered maple syrup
Haudenosaunee
Mi’kmaq
Abenaki
Who started the Cabane a Sucre tradition?
the french settlers/ french colonists
What do they put in the maple tree to let the sap flow?
A hole
tire d'érable
Canada makes more than ___ of the world wide maple syrup production
70%
What part of the sap is used to make maple syrup?
The sugars (les sucres)
When does Cabane a Sucre happen?
First 2 weeks of March
When is "La Saison de Sucre"?
January-Febuary
chevreuil
Name the three Aboriginal groups who discovered maple syrup
Haudenosaunee
Mi’kmaq
Abenaki
What type of meat was cooked with maple syrup by the First Nations?
deer meat (viande de chevreuil)
When did the Cabane a Sucre tradition begin?
19th century
What did they call "la saison a sucre" (the sugar season) in the video?
Entaillage