What is Maple syrup?
[[File:Maple Syrup Grade.jpg|thumb|Maple Syrup Grade]] '''Maple syrup''' is a thick kind of [[syrup]] made from the sap of maple trees. It is made mostly of a type of [[sugar]] called [[sucrose]], and is usually eaten together with [[waffle]]s and [[pancake]]s. Sometimes, maple syrup is used to [[bake]] things such as [[pie]]s, to make [[candy]], or just as a syrup that adds [[sweetness]] to food. It is also sometimes used in making lemonade. It was used by eastern [[North America]] and later by [[Europe|European]] settlers.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&ArticleId=A0005095 |title=Maple Sugar Industry - The Canadian Encyclopedia |work=thecanadianencyclopedia.com |accessdate=24 July 2010 |archive-date=27 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927000129/http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&ArticleId=A0005095 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Syrups are usually packed when they are hot.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.umext.maine.edu/onlinepubs/PDFpubs/7038.pdf |title=7038.pdf (application/pdf 객체) |work=umext.maine.edu |accessdate=24 July 2010 |archive-date=4 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140304092100/http://www.umext.maine.edu/onlinepubs/PDFpubs/7038.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Canadian province of [[Quebec]] is by far the largest producer of maple syrup. It produces about three-quarters of the worlds maple syrup. In cold climates, maple trees keep starch in their trunks and root before the winter, but when spring arrives, the starch is converted to sugar/sucrose that rises the sap. == References == {{Reflist}} {{Food-stub}} {{Cookbook|Maple Syrup}} {{Commons}} [[Category:Syrup]] [[Category:Breakfast foods]]