National Maple Syrup Day

The sweetener that requires 40 gallons of sap and 200 years of tree to make one gallon.

National Maple Syrup Day on December 17 celebrates pure maple syrup, produced from the sap of sugar maple trees (Acer saccharum) through boiling and concentration. Canada produces approximately 71 percent of the world's maple syrup (with Quebec dominant), and Vermont is the largest US producer. It t