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- Native Americans first discovered maple syrup. They cut notches in the maple trees and collected the maple sap in birch bark containers. They concentrated the sap by freezing it several times and then boiling it by heating with hot rocks.
- Europeans refined the collection method by drilling holes in the trees and attaching wooden spouts. They used metal buckets for collecting the sap and huge iron boiling pots to concentrate the sap into syrup or sugar.
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- The sap is collected by plastic spigots and tubing attached to each tree.
- The tubes carry the sap to the sugarhouse.
- Reverse osmosis equipment is used to concentrate the sap by separating the water and sugar molecules.
- The concentrated sap is boiled in large evaporators to become maple syrup.
- All maple syrup is packed hot and quickly sealed in food grade containers. The lids have an induction seal (on most products) and a tamper evident breakaway outer cap. This ensures safety and leak proof travel.
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