Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Credit: Joe Raedle / Getty Images Maple syrup is an especially welcome pantry staple during the cold weather season, when pancakes ...

Maple syrup is a sweetener made from the sap of maple trees, primarily sugar maples, by boiling the sap to concentrate the sugar. According to the “Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America,” Native ...

Watery sap drips slowly from a spout in the side of the tree, falling drop by drop into a silver metal bucket attached to the trunk. The slightly sweet tree water is a nutritious drink, but this ...