One Saturday in early March, Martin & I set out to the little town of Alvinston for their annual Maple Syrup Festival. We enjoyed a pancake breakfast, served by the local firemen in the community hall, with lots of good Canadian maple syrup. Canada produces 70% of the world's maple syrup! (Maybe that's why there's a Maple leaf on the flag!) After breakfast we drove to the nearby conservation area where we learned a bit of Maple sugar history. We were shown different ways to tap out the trees, and different ways to cook it down. A very "sweet experience"!
One Saturday in early March, Martin & I set out to the little town of Alvinston for their annual Maple Syrup Festival. We enjoyed a pancake breakfast, served by the local firemen in the community hall, with lots of good Canadian maple syrup. Canada produces 70% of the world's maple syrup! (Maybe that's why there's a Maple leaf on the flag!) After breakfast we drove to the nearby conservation area where we learned a bit of Maple sugar history. We were shown different ways to tap out the trees, and different ways to cook it down. A very "sweet experience"!
