Michigan’s maple syrup producers pumped out around 100,000 gallons of maple syrup this year. That’s the most since 110,000 were produced in 1964 according to WWMT.com.
Michigan ranks sixth in the nation in maple syrup production with Vermont leading the way with 500,000 gallons produced in 2008. On average, it takes 40 gallons of [...]

The sap is running. No, not the village idiot that has cabin fever and runs through the woods in nothing but his flannel pajamas. The sap from Maple trees, of course.
Sap will run for approximately 15 hours after it thaws, then it waits for the next cycle to run again. The folks [...]

I love maple syrup. My pancakes become rafts floating in a carmel colored pool of sweet sticky goodness. You can keep your jams and other fruit-flavored syrups. I’ll take mine with maple, thank-you.
Call me old-fashioned or plain. I don’t mind. To me, nothing tastes as good on pancakes as pure [...]