Where does maple syrup come from?
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Maple syrup is made from the sap of maple trees, mainly sugar maples, in northeastern North America; Quebec produces about 70 percent of the world's supply.
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In late winter and early spring, freezing nights and thawing days build pressure inside maple trees, causing sap to flow when the trees are tapped. The clear, watery sap contains only about 2 to 3 percent sugar, so it is boiled down to concentrate it. It takes roughly 40 litres of sap to make one litre of syrup. Indigenous peoples of North America were making maple sugar long before Europeans arrived. The Federation of Quebec Maple Syrup Producers keeps a strategic reserve of syrup to stabilise prices.
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