When you're perusing your way down the breakfast aisle at the grocery store, you'll be greeted by a plethora of syrup options. Plastic jugs shaped like little women. Glass bottles touting maple leaves ...

The label "Grade B" maple syrup is both inaccurate and misleading. Not too long ago, the classifications of maple syrup were an absolute mess -- with each U.S. state given free reign to create and ...

When the term "liquid cold" was first coined, they were talking about maple syrup, right? Natural maple syrup is one of the many delectable treasures this earth provides. So much can be done with just ...

This week on Good Food, I chatted with Rich Focht, who has Hummingbird Ranch in Staatsburg, NY. They produce maple syrup, maple creams and maple sugar. It’s so fascinating how maple syrup is made – it ...

MONTPELIER, Vt. – Grading standards for maple syrup have been revised to match international standards, and now consumers can have a better understanding of what topping they’re buying, the U.S.

Why would you choose a B grade if you can get an A? Ask a baker. They'll tell you that if you like richer, darker, more intense maple syrup, you should pick Grade B. But the idea that B beats A seems ...

In late January, the U.S. Department of Agriculture revised its voluntary maple syrup grading standards to match international standards. Because of increased demand for darker syrup for cooking and ...

Canada produces most of the world's maple syrup, so it would seem this country with the maple leaf emblem on its flag would also be home to the superior maple syrup. But is Canadian maple syrup all ...

Rich Focht owns Hummingbird Ranch in Staatsburg, NY. They make maple syrup, maple creams and maple sugar. According to Rich, only 2% of sap is sugar. It takes 50 gallons of sap to make just 1 gallon ...