Maple syrup time // Tapping into the sweet stuff

From: Chicago Sun-Times | Date: February 20, 1987| Author: Sherri Gilman | Copyright information

You think you enjoy Sunday morning pancakes drenched in maple syrup that comes in squeezable plastic bottles? Just wait. If you have never experienced breakfast with pure maple syrup straight from the tree, then you will have your chance beginning this weekend, which marks the start of maple syrup time in Illinois.

From now through March, visitors can stop by the many maple syrup tapping festivals, where countless numbers of trees will be tapped for Mother Nature's reward. Festival...

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