Maple Syrup Season
It is maple syrup season. This happens at the time of the year when it is below freezing during the night, and above freezing during the day. This causes the maple sap to be drawn up during the day.

All the markets have so much maple syrup in them, it is truly astounding. There are the standard cans of maple syrup. There are also decorative bottles in about 8 different sizes, some shaped as maple leaves. In addition, there are maple bars. Maple taffy. There are "coronets" which are 3" long ice-cream cones (just the cones), which have maple syrup in the bottom, and stopped with maple taffy. The maple sryup is thick like taffy in coronets.

So, they also have these things called "sugar shacks", which are apparently where the syrup is made. But, people go there to drink beer.
- posted by Unknown @ 3/21/2004 12:05:00 PM