How to Make Maple Syrup : From Gathering Sap to Marketing Your Own Syrup

Whether your goal is to tap a single tree in your backyard or to set up a full commercial tubing system, Alison and Steven Anderson ably guide you through the process, from collection through cooking and bottling. With a family tradition as syrup makers, the Andersons have first-hand knowledge of commercial production : cooking with evaporetors, grading syrup, building a sugarhouse, pricing, and marketing. They share all this and more in their beginner’s guide to the rustic tradition of making syrup.