Tapping into Real Maple Syrup

By Lester Graham on Wednesday, March 28, 2007.
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Across New England, it's maple syrup time.

Farmers are tapping their trees and waiting for the sap to flow...and then waiting again for it to boil down into that rich brown goodness.

Reporter Lester Graham went out to see how it's done.

And then he conducted a little taste test to see how real maple syrup stands up to the competition.

Maple syruping in Tamworth. (Courtesy Michael Cowart)

Maple syruping in Tamworth. (Courtesy Michael Cowart)

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