spring

I'm reading the picture book for kids, Maple Syrup Season, written by Ann Purmell and illustrated by Jill Weber. As a child, I participated as my family collected maple sap and boiled it down to produce maple syrup. This book follows another family through the same process from tapping the trees to eating "sugar on snow!" I consider making maple syrup from time to time, however the 40 gallons of sap it takes to produce one gallon of maple syrup discourages me. I am always ready to read about this spring celebration though! -- Sue