Apple galette with maple syrup Boskoop is a great choice for apple pie because it has a well-balanced flavor that combines sweetness with a slight tartness. They have firm, dense flesh that holds up well during cooking so that the ...
Hot Spiced Cider with Maple Syrup Our little town has a community building event in December called the windows of Advent. For each night of Advent, households or groups of neighbors host an apero in the evening that is open to all. T...
Pancakes Pancakes are classic, covered in maple syrup and accompanied by fruit and bacon or breakfast sausage. What makes it so popular are 1. Flavor Profile - Sweetness: Maple syrup adds a rich, natural sweet...
Two Vinaigrettes These are two salad dressings with different character. One uses balsamic vinegar for acid and the other uses lemon juice, which keeps it fresh and zingy. The balsamic dressing also makes a good marin...
Vermont Maple Spritz This is our go to cocktail at home for when we have company. Light and refreshing, it is great for summer evenings and barbecues....
Roasted Butternut Squash with Cinnamon Butternut squash and cinnamon pair well with maple syrup. Both butternut squash and maple syrup, especially golden and amber, have vanilla notes which build on each other. The squash has floral and sp... Side Dish Vegetables
Maple Banana Bread Banana bread made with maple syrup is a family favorite. It rare that a loaf lasts longer than a day in our household. To print, open image in new window....
Colors and flavors of maple syrup Maple syrup is graded by light transmittance, which roughly corresponds to flavor and when during the season it is produced. 100-75% light transmittance is graded as golden. 50-74.9% is amber. 25-49.9...
Does taking sap hurt the trees? This is a good question. Tapping is to drill a hole to collect sap. The short answer is that with good tapping procedures, taking sap does not harm the trees. What are good tapping practices? The seas...
Why does maple syrup have different colors and flavors? The season for making maple syrup is five to seven weeks in March and April. It begins when the snow is still deep and the days start to warm. Through the season, the freeze-thaw cycle is like a pump ...
The curse of industrialization "My children like maple syrup on their pancakes, but I am not fond of it." I often hear comments like this. When people sample Vermont Maple, that changes. People pause for a moment, noticing the flav...