Sweet Maple: Backyard Sugarmaking from Tap to Table

Sweet Maple is an instructional book on backyard sugarmaking that's also the story of one family's connection to the past on a small New England sugar farm. Throughout its pages, Michelle (the "sugarmaker's wife") gives advice on:

• the 22 different kinds of trees that can be tapped.
• the process of making syrup, to help you decide what level is right for you.
• how to make alternative treats, such lilac syrup.
• the health benefits of maple products, which contain more than 40 antioxidants.
• su...