Think of the word convert as meaning change, whether it is a person who adopts a new belief, or a changing action, such as when you convert dollars into euros. Many times we can catch a word's meaning by looking at its origins. In this case, the Latin con means around, while vertere means turn..
Maple sap runs best when it freezes at night (e.g. in the high 20-degrees Farenheit range) and then warms up above freezing the next day (in the range of 40-degrees Farenheit and hotter). If it stays warm at night and warm during the day or if it freezes at night but barely goes above freezing the next day, sap does not flow as well or hardly at all.
Maple Facts. 1  Maple sap is a sweet, water like liquid that is collected from the maple trees. 2  Rock Maples make the best sugar maples. 3  A high concentration of sugar maples is called a sugarbush. 4  The building that the maple syrup is produced is called a sugarhouse. Maple sap is what the tree uses to make buds. 2  When the trees have made buds, the time to make syrup has ended. 3  The syrup will become very bitter to taste after the budding. 4  During the summer the trees make starch that is stored and turned to sugar.