Loyal customers and comfort food cravings helped carry sugarhouses through the pandemic, but maple producers are excited to see visitors again, face to face.
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Posted inBusiness, Kennebec Journal, Local & State
Sap running, if slowly, as central Maine maple producers expect flow to rise with temperatures
Taps are out now, collecting sap to boil down into maple syrup, as back-and-forth weather has slowed maple sugaring slightly.
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Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Maine Maple Sunday returns after pandemic pause
Events did not happen last year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Posted inFood & Dining, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Though it may look different, Maine Maple Sunday is on this year
Several sugar shacks around central Maine will be offering an assortment of maple products this weekend to celebrate Maine Maple Sunday.
Posted inLocal & State
In photos: Despite a pandemic, Maine’s maple season remains just as sweet
Pure maple syrup is a beautiful thing, sweet, with complex flavors, and it can only come from boiling the sap from a tree, a time-consuming process dependent on the weather. This year was off to a slow start with a warm January and “stone cold” February, according to Michael Bryant of Hilltop Boilers in Newfield. But the sap is running in March, and the coming week should be a good one if it doesn’t get too warm. Maine Maple Sunday is March 28, but this year the 38th annual event will have adjusted hours and options because of the coronavirus pandemic. Press Herald photographers visited some southern Maine makers busy producing syrup last week.
Posted inFood & Dining, Things to Do
What to expect from the return of Maine Maple Sunday, with restrictions
Maple producers all over the state will participate this weekend, selling syrup and treats, but many won’t have crowded events like pancake breakfasts, sugar house tours or wagon rides.
Posted inFood & Dining, Vegan Kitchen
Wait, what? Maple syrup isn’t naturally vegan?
The defoamers added to maple syrup during processing may include ingredients that vegans want to avoid.
Posted inFood & Dining, Recipes, Uncategorized
These recipes are winners
Not that we ever tire of maple syrup-doused pancakes, but here are three other delicious ways to use the syrup: in a drink, with a fish and as the base for an unusual candy.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
It’s not Maine Maple Sunday, but this new fall event will do
Thirty maple farms throughout the state, including farms in Albion, Clinton, Buxton and Sidney, are gearing up to host open houses this weekend instead of the traditional Maine Maple Sunday on the fourth Sunday in March.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining, Local & State
Maine maple syrup producers will hold open weekend after all
The event will finally take place this fall.