Thursday, April 03, 2008
It Is Maple Sugaring Time
The CS Monitor reports maple sugarers are having a great year - Economic sweet spot: making maple syrup
Want your own sugar bush on Neebish Island? MSU Extension has a guide (from 1982): Homemade Maple Syrup
Mr. Marsh says sugarmakers won't meet demand for the product, which has skyrocketed domestically and internationally, especially in Asia and Russia. "We're growing the market. Now we just need to grow production," he says.
Partly because of maple syrup's low-fat content and partly because of organic food's popularity, sugarmakers have been able to find new outlets beyond the familiar gallon jugs and plastic squeeze bottles found on store shelves. Dufresne sells syrup to several granola companies, a brewery, and breadmakers, all organizations that weren't interested in his crop five years ago.
Want your own sugar bush on Neebish Island? MSU Extension has a guide (from 1982): Homemade Maple Syrup
