Maple sap starts as mostly water, and turning it into syrup takes a long boil, careful testing, and the right moment to stop.

A few days later, with some prodding from my daughter, we launched our own maple syrup enterprise. Each year for the next several years, my family and I enjoyed this rewarding experience while ...

The sweet, slightly smoky scent of boiling maple sap fills sugar shacks this time of year. Gallons of sap bubble and pop as they’re refined into a deep amber syrup with a rich, earthy sweetness.

Few breakfasts are more satisfying than a stack of fluffy pancakes or waffles generously smothered with butter and real-deal maple syrup (the stuff that comes from trees). However, like many of life's ...

When Jonah Yaffe ’26 of Dallas got a serious concussion this spring, his activities were immediately limited. Luckily, he had a low-impact but very sweet new hobby that took up enormous amounts of ...

This year's maple sap collection in Massachusetts contains more sugar than most years. Sweeter sap requires less boiling time, which leads to increased maple syrup production. Colder temperatures and ...