Dear Friends,

I hope this winter is going fast for you as it seems to be here in the Northeast U.S. Either that or I have been rushing about too much.

From everything I've been reading about maple sugaring, it is supposed to be a very good year because of the warmer days and cooler nights. Not only that but people are looking for healthier sources of sweet. As far as that goes, honey and maple sugar or syrup top the list.

Always buy authentic maple syrup as other maple syrups don't compare taste-wise. The flavor of maple is so good with many uses: on pancakes, as fudge, in hermits and other ba...