tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36612182.post506244203313673205..comments2023-10-27T19:59:24.365-06:00Comments on Aspiring to Simplicity: Maple Syrup SubstituteEllaJachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17937838823211562533noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36612182.post-30682618831262617062009-04-28T20:11:00.000-06:002009-04-28T20:11:00.000-06:00Handymum, good idea! But I hope she plants more t...Handymum, good idea! But I hope she plants more than one... I read a blog lately about some family making syrup; it took about 12 gallons of sap (not sure how many trees that took) to make ONE pint, I think! Yikes!EllaJachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17937838823211562533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36612182.post-50914142178004618472009-04-28T19:51:00.000-06:002009-04-28T19:51:00.000-06:00I have a friend with plans to plant her very own s...I have a friend with plans to plant her very own sugar maple so she can get the stuff for free :)home handymumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03522998955903666562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36612182.post-4274187825712493392009-04-23T16:41:00.000-06:002009-04-23T16:41:00.000-06:00This post made me smile because when my husband an...This post made me smile because when my husband and I first married, almost 10 years ago, he mocked me because I preferred the taste of artificial maple syrup the real thing. It was what I'd been raised on. He, on the other hand, not only preferred the real-deal (and wouldn't touch the fake stuff), he'd tapped trees and made his own as a boy in the rural CT town where he grew up.<br />I've come around since and now won't eat the fake stuff either. And yes, I sure have noticed how expensive it's getting!<br />Look forward to trying out your substitute rec.Susan @ HeartPonderinghttp://heartpondering.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com