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Syrup · From Bladwijzer

Maple syrup

Updated on 9 October 2026

• Makes: ± 200 ml from 10 litres of sap
• Time: 4–6 hrs
• From: Silver maple

Ingredients

• 10 litres fresh maple sap

Method

1. Strain the sap through a clean cloth.
2. Boil it in a wide pan without a lid, preferably outdoors or under a powerful extractor hood. Top up with fresh sap as it reduces.
3. When about half a litre is left, carry on over a lower heat in a smaller pan and stay with it: at the end it catches easily.
4. The syrup is ready when it is slightly thick, at about 104 °C (4 °C above the boiling point of water).
5. Strain the hot syrup through a fine cloth and pour it into hot, clean bottles. Seal at once.

Storing: Unopened, a year in a cool, dark place; once opened, in the fridge. Throw it away if it goes mouldy.