Maple syrup production soars in central, northwest Lower Michigan

With maple syrup season just about peaking in central and northwest Lower Michigan, producers are reporting record yields.

[Neko]

Yum!

Hopefully they cam make enough so maple syrup is just as cheap as the imposters found on store shelfs.

I wonder how many of the newly poor know how to make pancakes from scratch?

Here...save some cash for your house payments...and stay out of the restruants eh!

1 cup of flour
1 tsp of baking powder
1/2 tsp of baking powder
1/2 tsp of salt (optional)
1 egg
1 cup of milk
3 tbsp of oil

Real cheap eats...Enjoy!

[Gentle Taz]

Thanks for the recipe, Neko. Now all I need is some of that great maple syrup.

[Mary Sunshine]

MAPLE POPCORN
*1 c. real maple syrup
*1/2 - 1 c. walnut pieces
*9 c. popped popcorn, plain
..
Heat maple syrup over medium heat until syrup reaches 236 degrees on a candy thermometer. Lightly oil large mixing bowl. Mix popcorn, nuts and syrup with lightly oiled spoon. When mixture cools, break off and eat.

[Hurley35]

One very fond memory I had of my childhood was making maple syrup from the maple trees that were on the lot of my parent's house. It wasn't a very large lot (typical suburban) but we had about a dozen very large maple trees. We would put two or three taps in a trees and empty the buckets every morning and night and had a pot on the stove boiling it down. The ratio is about 50 gallons of sap to 1 gallon of syrup but when it was ready it was absolutely the best tasting thing I have ever eaten. We would boil some down enough until it crystallized and hardened into Maple Candy as well. So sweet it almost made your teeth hurt.

[MustangDan2112]

Dig it! This will reduce our dependence on maple syrup from Canada. LOL

[MustangDan2112]

MustangDan2112 wrote:

Dig it! This will reduce our dependence on maple syrup from Canada. LOL

Whoa, I should clarify my comment before anyone gets offended. I simply meant for my comment to b a rather sarcastic comparison to the Canadian petroleum we import. I am very pleased for Mr. Rhynard’s good crop.

[TDJensen]

Now all we have to do is figure out a way to burn it in a car.

[annie]

glad to hear, atleast they will have a good crop.
Now we have to have a nice summer for veggies.