Never thought about where this comes from before. Watching James Martins programme from earlier and he mentioned that they put a tap into a maple tree and maple syrup drains out of it. How easy is that? I bet all you clever clogs knew that though!!
I can remember reading as a child about freshly boiled down maple syrup being drizzled over newly fallen snow,freezing...and then eaten as a treat by children my age. I so wanted to do that!