During Maine Maple Sunday, farmers from all over the state open their sap houses and demonstrate how they make Maple Syrup. It's fascinating, from planting the correct trees to tapping those trees and collecting the sap, to boiling the sap and creating the syrup. It takes a lot of sap to make a little syrup. At each demonstration, the farmers will also offer samples of syrup on everything from ice cream to pancakes. YUMMY!! Here you can see my son and niece putting a tap into one of my parents' sugar maple trees. They are really looking forward to coming back in a few days and harvesting that sap...
This year Maine Maple Sunday, which is always the 4th Sunday in March, falls on Easter. Some producers decided to host their farm tours last weekend, while others are sticking to the official date, which is tomorrow. On our way to our family gathering tomorrow afternoon, we may try to stop and do some taste-testing....
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