RANDOLPH, Vt. (AP) - The mountains of snow that have buried the Northeast this winter will have a sweet - and just slightly bitter - taste for the region's maple syrup producers. Sweet because an ...

Last Wednesday morning the sun was shining, and the chickadees were singing and it was a beautiful Finger Lakes day. It was cold. So cold that many schools in the region were closed. But you know what ...

If you read Laura Ingalls Wilder's "Little House" books, you may remember how Ma poured syrup on snow to make a treat for the girls. If you have real maple syrup on hand, the only other ingredient you ...

Unopened maple syrup is shelf-stable, so you can leave it in the original container and place in a cool, dark place such as your pantry or inside a kitchen cabinet. “Ideally, this should have a ...

Eight years ago, Vince Portelli tapped a sugar maple tree on his brother-in-law’s property, brought the sap back to his Bloomingdale home, watched a YouTube video on how to make syrup, boiled the sap ...

Sap will soon be flowing from Michigan’s sugar maples, ready to be boiled down to pure maple syrup. Good, old-fashioned maple syrup is among the state’s oldest agricultural products, dating back to ...

Experts share their tips for storing the natural sweetener. Maple syrup is good for so much more than just drizzling on pancakes or waffles—we keep a jar handy to throw into salad dressings or baked ...