Maple Sugar Festivals [book]
What kind of syrup is the book about?
Maple Syrup
Basic points question: What do you do to turn the sap into syrup? 1) Boil it 2) Roast it 3) Sauté it
BONUS POSSIBILITY! It takes about ___ gallons of sap to get 1 gallon of maple syrup? (If you get this correct, you'll get 500 extra points)
1) Boil it
40 gallons of sap boils down to about 1 gallon of maple syrup.
What kind of tree do we get maple syrup from?
Maple trees
What color is sap when it first comes out of the tree?
It is clear.
Which group of people were the first to make maple syrup in North America?
Indigenous Peoples or Native Americans.
Some farms are called ____________ or ____________ if they have their own maple sugar festivals.
You only need to know/say one of the answers.
Sugarhouses or sugarshacks
Explain how the sap is collected.
You tap a maple tree and let it drain into a bag or a bucket.
What tool is used to collect sap from a tree?
A tap.
What must be done to sap to turn it into syrup?
It must be boiled.
Pioneer Practices: Early European settlers in Wisconsin learned maple syrup techniques from Indigenous tribes. Over time, they began using iron kettles and wooden spouts, gradually improving efficiency.
What did tribes use over time to improve efficiency?
Over time, they began using iron kettles and wooden spouts, gradually improving efficiency.
Maple syrup and maple sugar are made from the ______ of maple trees.
Sap
What is the name of the farm from Athens, Wisconsin?
Stoney Acres Farm
https://stoneyacres.farm/
True or False: You can make maple syrup from any tree.
False
About how many gallons of sap does it take to make 1 gallon of syrup?
About 40 gallons.
Which U.S. state makes the most maple syrup?
Vermont
Native
Where is Stoney Acres Farm located?
Athens, Wisconsin
What part of the tree carries the sap up from the roots?
The xylem.
What is the name of the special place where sap is boiled into syrup? Sometimes a farm will hold festivals here also.
A sugarhouse or sugar shack.
Maple syrup is graded by color. What does darker syrup usually mean?
It means there is stronger or more robust flavor.
Although most crops are harvested in the fall, maple sugar is harvested in the late winter or _______ ________.
Early spring (will also accept March or April.
About how many weeks is maple sugar farming season? If you are within 2 weeks, you will be correct.
5-7 weeks long
Name one type of maple tree that is best for syrup making.
A sugar maple. (Also accepting: black maple or red maple)
What tool measures the sugar content in syrup?
A hydrometer or refractometer.
Out of the states of Vermont, New York, and Maine. Does Wisconsin rank 1st, 2nd, 3rd, or 4th in maple syrup production?
Wisconsin is often ranked #4 behind those other 3 states.