Pursuit of Sappiness

Olivia and I made like Canadians today by tapping a maple tree for its delicious sap. (A note to our northern neighbors: I’m doing that American thing of poking fun at Canadians for comedic effect. It’s a cheap laugh, I know. I’m well aware that some of you aren’t into making your own maple syrup – probably because you’re too busy playing hockey.) The two of us participated in an outdoor education class that was held at a nearby nature center. Not only did we learn how to extract the sap from the tree, but also of how the collected sap ultimately becomes syrup.

Here’s a delicious tidbit (droplet?) of information from our lesson: over 40 gallons of sap are needed to make 1 gallon of maple syrup.