Traditionally sap was collected in buckets hung on trees ... from 40 to 60 gallons of sap to produce one gallon of syrup. Maple syrup lovers who can’t make the weekend celebrations can still ...

Maple syrup is one of those foods that conjures up particular imagery – the trees, the color red, the forests, the sap dripping into metal buckets. And there is the conviviality of the sugar house ...

Maple syrup starts with a tree — and the crowd-pleasing flavor it produces, which conjures images of home and New England, buckets hanging from tree trunks and neighbors and family members ...

The small hole in the maple tree's trunk was welled with water, almost as if it was about to cry. But as the tap settled into the bark and Doug and Ruth Welch explained this sugary ritual doesn ...

Maple syrup, naturally sweet with its lush notes ... is inserted and directs the sap that flows from the trees into buckets. Maple and birch syrups also are similar in color, viscosity and texture ...

Maple sugaring — or syrup — season is approaching, and soon enough you'll notice buckets clinging to maple trees as hobbyists and commercial operators begin collecting the sweet sap to make ...

However, back in those days, producing maple syrup was a labor-intensive process involving tapping trees, collecting sap in ...

which is concentrating the sap into delicious maple syrup. Commercial producers use reverse osmosis, and Kinnan says he is considering trying a countertop unit next year, but for now he is using a ...

Since 2006, the couple have been producing award-winning maple syrup and have loyal customers ... of their maple sap the traditional way, using buckets attached to their 600 taps.