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Maple Syrup
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All Around the Sugarbush
Take A Chance!
100
This is the time of year when maple sugaring is at it's peak.
What is early spring (March/April)
100
Sap begins to run when we have _____ nights and _____ days.
cold, warm (sunny)
100
This is where most "sugarbushes" (or maple tree farms) are located.
What is Northeast region of North America.
100
This is the first step in maple sugaring.
What is tapping the trees.
200
This is the amount of pure maple syrup contained in most "name brand" (Mrs. Buttersworth, Eggo) table syrups.
What is 0%
200
Sap is _____ to get rid of water and make pure maple syrup.
What is boiled.
200
During sugaring season, you will find lots of these hanging on the maple trees to gather sap.
What are buckets.
200
Name two products, other than pure maple syrup, that can be made from boiled sap.
Maple candy, sugar on snow
300
This is the final step in the maple sugaring process BEFORE the maple syrup can be sold.
What is filtering.
300
A sugar maple must be at least __ inches in diameter before it can be tapped.
10
300
After a tree is tapped, this is inserted to direct the sap out of the tree and into the bucket.
What is a spout (or spile.)
300
This is the number of years it takes for a sugar maple to grow to 10 inches in diameter (big enough to be tapped!).
What is 50 years.
400
This is the percentage of sugar contained in pure maple syrup. Hint: Pure maple syrup is 33% water.
What is 67%.
400
It takes ___ gallons of sap to make 1 gallon of maple syrup.
40
400
True or False: maple syrup is the only product that can be made with boiled sap.
Flase. It is also used to make maple candy, sugar-on-snow, and maple sugar.
400
When maple syrup is filtered, this is what is taken out.
What is sugar sand (dirt and ash).
500
This is the group of people who first discovered how to make maple syrup.
Who are the American Indians.
500
When a tree is _____ , a small hole is drilled so that sap can be collected.
What is tapped.
500
This is the name of the "appliance" used to boil sap.
What is a firebox.
500
True or False: Sap is almost 100% water, it contains very little sugar.
True.