Maple Syrup Book
Author: Janet Eagleson
Delighting in nature's best-loved sweet.
"A fun and fact-filled work guaranteed to delight folks of all ages."
-Library Journal
In this richly illustrated book, the authors explore every aspect of maple syrup. They relate Native legends surrounding its discovery and explain its importance in the pioneer diet. They cover the sugar maple's exalted status in the maple tree family, and reveal why maple sap is still one of nature's great mysteries.
Also included are:
- Details about how sugar maples are tapped and how the sap is collected
- Insights from producers who reveal their affection for a shared passion
- A special "maple syrup flavor wheel" that describes the many colors, grades and flavor variations available
- A selection of recipes, including maple salmon, maple-marinated chicken wings and maple sugar pecans.
A complete and fascinating resource filled with history, romance and sweet flavors, The Maple Syrup Book provides the full story behind a long-standing and important North American tradition.
Library Journal
Having tapped maple trees since age ten, Eagleson brings maple syrup to life in this fascinating look at the history, making, and enjoyment of this popular sweet liquid. The book begins with Native American legends and continues through the 1900s, explaining how syrup is made, how its technology evolved, and what the differences are in the five grades assigned to it. Also included are numerous contemporary and historic photos. In the "Cooking with Maple Syrup" section, readers are instructed on how to substitute the syrup for sugar and offered eight recipes that span from maple popcorn to maple salmon. Overall, this is a fun and fact-filled work guaranteed to delight folks of all ages. Perfect for public libraries of all sizes.-Lisa A. Ennis, Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham Lib., Lister Hill Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
A History of Maple Syrup
- A Gift from the Natives
- Pioneer Sugar Makers
Making Maple Syrup
- Rarer than Gold
- How Maple Syrup is Made
- Sugar on Snow and Other Details
Enjoying Maple Syrup
- A Many-Flavored Thing
- Cooking with Maple
- Acknowledgments
- Selected Sources
- Photo Credits
- Index
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