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Maple Facts

The sugar content of the sap harvested determines how long and how much sap must be boiled to make a gallon of syrup. The sugar content of sap is typically between 2 and 2.75% meaning that it usually takes 40 gallons of sap to make 1 gallon of syrup.

Written by Emma Marvin

Friday, 05 March 2010 00:00

Butternut Mountain Farm and Vermont Maple Syrup are featured on History Channel's Food Tech: Pancakes and Bacon episode. Host Bobby Bognar crisscrosses the country to reveal what's behind a seemingly simple pancake breakfast. Between discussions about what makes a pancake rise and how orange juice can be fresh year round, Bobby visits Butternut Mountain Farm to learn what goes into producing America's faviorite pancake topping - pure maple syrup.

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