Spring Time Ritual

As winter slips away into springtime and the daytime temperature begins to rise above freezing, many families in Ontario return to their sugar bush to make maple syrup. The boiling of sap to make maple syrup and maple sugar is one of the oldest traditions in North America and is part of Canada’s heritage. Canada is famous around the world for its pure Maple Syrup.

Maple Syrup Time

Spring arrives with trees still bare, The farmers work with special care To tap the sweet natural fare, It’s maple syrup time.

The days are warm, the nights are cool, The snow melts into puddles and pools, The farmers prepare their tapping tools, It’s maple syrup time.

The Native People’s long ago Discovered the sap that dripped and flowed, They cooked it down—the process was slow, In maple syrup time.

Tradition calls for buckets and spiles And lot of wood split into piles, Lots of work but lots of smiles, In maple syrup time.

The pipeline is a current way To bring in the sap that drips each day, Gravity helps sap make its way, In maple syrup time.