The annual celebration of New Hampshire’s sweetest product will happen this weekend.
Dozens of sugarhouses across the state will open their doors and make syrup as part of New Hampshire’s annual Maple Weekend, which runs from March 21-22.
The event, celebrated in early spring when warmer days and below-freezing nights help maple sap flow up and down maple trees, brings thousands of visitors.
During this period, the trees produce the sap that is boiled down into maple syrup. Although the schedule has changed as the climate has changed, maple producers drill holes into trees and collect the sap that runs out, using buckets as well as modern vacuum-pump enhanced tubing.
The sap is carefully boiled down by a ratio of around 40-to-1 until the correct sweetness and viscosity is produced. It is then used for everything from traditional syrup on pancakes to maple candies and other delights.
The New Hampshire Maple Producers Association has a map of participating sugarhouses and their offerings, from tastings and horse-drawn wagon rides to pancake breakfasts and the chance to make sugar-on-snow.
Visit https://nhmapleproducers.com for more information.