From late November to early March, Ella Smoot can usually be found in one of two places: the forest or the sugar shack. Like all maple syrup producers, her winter is a rush of running sap—cold ...

Lisa Gauker held up a bottle of store-bought pancake syrup. “Is this really maple syrup?” the recreation and special events supervisor for the Berks County Department of Parks and Recreation asked.

Maple syrup has been a staple of North American cuisine since long before the first European settlers arrived. However, back in those days, producing maple syrup was a labor-intensive process ...

Alexander Watson likes his maple syrup on homemade pancakes, with a side of bacon. Take his word for it. He’s an expert in the field. A regional naturalist with the Department of Natural Resources at ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — It’s not too late to celebrate New York State’s maple syrup industry at local farms and get a behind-the-scenes look at how maple products are made. Maple Weekend runs through Sunday ...