[Helik Collect] - Canadian maple syrup

Description

• It is a sweet liquid poured over pancakes etc.
• The production of sap needs a climate where night and day temperatures are very 1

History

• Folk stories claim that maple syrup was first used to cook 2
• Sap collection in spring developed into a First Nations 3
• The sap was collected in buckets.
• The sap was concentrated into syrup by:
  • using hot stones to produce 4
  • leaving it outside at night and then removing the layer of 5 on top.

Uses

• First Nations people drank the fresh sap to give them energy.
• European settlers put the syrup in various types of 6
• They also used it for drinks and for candy.
• Its use for making sugar declined after 1880, when the 7 on Caribbean sugar was removed.

Threats

• Natural
  • Harvests may be affected by storms and destructive 8
  • Climate change may also affect sap production.
• Social
  • Maple syrup is expensive and faces considerable 9
  • The obesity issue is affecting sales.

Reasons for optimism

• Maple syrup is an important export.
• It is quite 10 compared with other sweeteners.
• Its taste is the main reason for its popularity.