Maple Syrup

What kind of trees does syrup come from?

• maple

• oak

• pine

What is this article mostly about?

• how to use maple syrup

• where maple syrup is made

• how maple syrup is made

What time of year does sap flow into the buckets?

• wintertime

• springtime

• summertime

Look at the pictures in the sidebar at the bottom of the article. What does the picture labeled 3 show you?

• maple syrup on pancakes

• sap being boiled

• sap collecting in a bucket

When sap is boiled what happens?

• the sap starts to flow from the tree

• the sap gets sweeter

• the water in the sap evaporates, making it thick and sticky

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Which type of maple tree is the BEST one to use to make maple syrup?

• Red maple

• Sugar maple

• Silver maple

• Black maple

Most of the World's Maple Syrup is made in...

• a) Quebec

• b) Ontario

• c) Canada

• d) A and C are both correct.

Who were the first people to make maple syrup?

• European settlers

• Indigenous people from North America

• First immigrants to Canada

What is the primary component of maple syrup?

• Sucrose

• Fructose

• Glucose

• Lactose

Which process is used to concentrate the sugar content in maple syrup?

• Filtration

• Boiling

• Fermentation

• Distillation

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