Maple Syrup Production
A basic guide to sugarmaking.
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Maple Syrup Production for the Beginner
A basic guide to tapping trees, collecting sap, and boiling for beginners.
Maple Syrup Quality Control Manual
The most important contribution to the production of high quality maple syrup and syrup products is cleanliness and attention to detail in all parts of the production process. This manual provides guidance for doing so.
North American Good Manufacturing Practices to Avoid Lead Contamination of Maple Syrup
Lead in maple syrup, originating from sap collection or syrup production, storage or packaging processes, is readily preventable with producer knowledge and use of good manufacturing practices. The ultimate goal is for all equipment and materials containing lead to be phased out of production.
Total Yields From Red Maples
Many producers include red maples as crop trees without a second thought. And still many others will walk past red maples with a roll of tubing. Why the difference? Much of it arises from some lingering perceptions about red maples – that they produce lower yields or stop running earlier than sugar maples, or produce syrup with inferior flavor or that exhibits buddy flavor earlier than sugar maple.