Ontario Maple Syrup Festivals & Cooking Tips

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Traditional Sugaring

MAKING MAPLE SYRUP AT TEN POINT LODGE

Sap Stats

Canadians consume only 3 ounces (just over 1/4 cup) of maple syrup each year.
In 2004, Canada produced 82% of the world's maple syrup supply.
Trees are being left untapped while we eat 400 times more refined sugar than maple syrup.
Even with low consumption, Ontario still needs to import maple syrup.
Unlike commercial corn syrup based products, maple syrup contains both minerals and antioxidants along with lower calories.
One tablespoon of Maple Syrup contains
- 50 calories
- 35mg potassium
- 20mg calcium
- less than 2mg sodium
- traces of iron, phosphorus, and B vitamins

Cooking With Maple Syrup

My Favourite Recipes

LEMON HONEY MAPLE CHICKEN
(Courtesy Peter J. Duffin's Pinecreek Collection)

Visit A Sugar Shack Festival In Southern Ontario - Spring 2008

North America's original, iconic, 100% pure and natural sweetener has been struggling in the Canadian marketplace recently.
How can we even imagine a Canadian cuisine without maple syrup? And yet maple syrup is increasingly unknown among Canadians!
For most Canadians, maple means a leaf on the national flag, a sports team logo, or a colourful fall landscape.

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Ontario Maple Syrup Festivals

Visit A Sugar Shack Festival In Southern Ontario - Spring 2008