Love Maple Syrup?

Did you know that March is Maple Sugaring Month for most of the northern tier of states in the U.S. and southern and southeast regions of Canada.

For almost everything you want to know about maple syrup, check out “Tapping into Spring. The Library of Congress highlights "Tapping Into Spring" as its "Featured Resource" on its Science Reference Guide, Selected Seasonal Resources: Maple Sugaring.

Mary Ellen Heckman, assistant dean of library services and learning resources, likes this link because of her own personal experience with maple syrup. " My French-Canadian cousins in Quebec make their own maple syrup. I grew up with a grandfather who put maple syrup on almost anything and maple is my favorite flavor too."

Here are just some of the ways she and her family enjoy maple syrup. "I just made an apple pie that I take out after about 20 minutes baking and baste the top crust with maple syrup. After about another 30 minutes of baking it’s crunchy and so tasty," she said. "Also my cousin in Montreal would combine vanilla ice cream, banana slices and maple syrup – yum!"

What about you? Any original ways you use maple syrup?

For more about maple syrup and all kinds of food, go to our online database "A to Z World Foods" and search for maple syrup or any food item of interest. The Yocum Library also has quite a collection of cookbooks. There are also a number of books specifically about maple syrup at Reading's Main Library. You can put them on hold and have them sent to The Yocum Library for pick-up.