I talked about some videos which demonstrate the differences between old maple sugar collection methods and newer ones, as well as the process of converting the sap into consumable syrup.
Old Method: In this periodical art piece from 1877, a few men can be seen at the bottom left cutting a "V" into a tree to extract the sap.
- In the bottom right, a man dumps collected sap from a trough into a bucket.
- In the center, men are boiling the sap so the water can evaporate, and the sap is further refined into a sugary syrup.
Earlier Methods (circa 1920s): In this film (no audio), notice how the collection was so labor intensive: all the work was done without the aid of automated machines.
Modern Method: People used to use a hand drill to bore into the maple tree, but handier electric drills cut down on the time and effort as do the intricate webs of tubing.
Guess what? Today, people are still practicing the old ways of collecting sap!
Maple Syrup Production: Boiling the Sap to Make Syrup
So, now that you have the syrup...what can you do with it? Look at the history of maple products from a Canadian historian.
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