Growing rice from seed isn't as hard as you may think: 1  Soak the seeds in water for about 36 hours and allow to dry for another 24 hours. 2  Fill a bucket with 6 inches of a mixture of soil and compost. 3  Add about 5 inches of water to cover the soil. 4  Evenly spread the seeds in the bucket and place in a warm, sunny area.rowing rice from seed isn't as hard as you may think: 1  Soak the seeds in water for about 36 hours and allow to dry for another 24 hours. 2  Fill a bucket with 6 inches of a mixture of soil and compost. 3  Add about 5 inches of water to cover the soil. 4  Evenly spread the seeds in the bucket and place in a warm, sunny area.
Maple sugar. Maple sugar is a traditional sweetener in Canada and the northeastern United States, prepared from the sap of the maple tree.
If you've eaten real maple syrup, you've tasted the sap of the sugar maple (Acer saccharum). Maple species are found throughout the United States -- they are valued for their hardiness and beautiful fall color -- but the sugar maple is most abundant in the Northeast, Lake states and mid-Atlantic states.outhern sugar maple (Acer barbatum) is often used as a substitute for sugar maple (Acer saccharum) in the South. This heat-tolerant, deciduous tree grows in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant zones 7 through 9.