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A drizzle of maple syrup makes waffles, pancakes, cinnamon rolls, ice cream and more so much sweeter. Learn how this sweet treat goes from sap to syrup with these farm facts.

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The sap is harvested through tapping into trees 2 to 3 inches, inserting spiles (also known as spouts), then catching the sap in buckets or tubing that runs into a central tank.

Tapped maple tree
Photo credit: Michael D. Tedesco
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