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the maple tree
Sap collection
History
syrup
modern technology
100
what is the purpose of a maple tree storing sap over winter?
What is provide energy for spring growth.
100
what is the minimum size a maple tree must be to be safely tapped?
What is 10 inches
100
what product was maple sap originally used to produce
What is maple sugar
100
what is the most common way transform sap to syrup?
What is boiling.
100
What is the latest use/market for maple sap?
What is selling filtered sap as an energy drink.
200
what happens to the sap once the buds have "popped"?
What is introduction of starch in sap causing a off flavor in the finished syrup.
200
on average what percent of SAP is sugar?
What is 2%
200
during the civil war, what technology revolutionized maple production
What is refrigeration
200
What device do we use to test the density of syrup?
What is hydrometer
200
What fuel source has made boiling syrup safer and more efficient?
What is fuel oil, natural gas.
300
what members of the maple family can be used for maple syrup production?
What is all
300
At 2% sugar, how much sap does it take to make one gallon of finished syrup?
What is 40 gallons
300
From what year is the earliest written report of maple sugaring?
What is 1557
300
What % sugar does syrup have to contain to be Legally sold as syrup?
What is 66%
300
What advancement in sap collection allows large producers to operate thousand tree operations without having a huge labor force?
What is tubing systems.
400
in what two layers does sap flow within the tree?
What is xylem and phloem.
400
What is a low cost, labor intensive way to collect sap?
What is sap bags or buckets.
400
what famous U.S. president owned and operated a maple plantation?
who is Thomas Jefferson
400
why do we use wide shallow pans to boil syrup instead of narrow, deep pans?
What is high surface area for water to evaporate.
400
What devise harnesses wasted heat (steam), to heat raw sap?
What is a pre-heater
500
what process causes the sap to flow within the tree?
What is cell expansion and contraction correlating with freeze thaw events.
500
what material is preferred for sap storage tanks?
What is stainless steel
500
before metal pots, what method was used to boil maple sap
What is hot rocks
500
what is the difference in flavor between light, medium, and dark syrup?
What is light= sweet, dark = bold maple flavor.
500
What device is used to remove up to 60% of the water from sap, before it reaches the evaporator using a extremely fine filter
What is reverse osmosis.