Maple syrup has a season and that season is cold. I remember growing up in the countryside not too far from where they made this batch and our school had a field trip to a maple syrup farm where we got to see how it's harvested and produced. It can be a time consuming process and you need to tap the trees and collect the sap in advance which could take a few days to fill a bucket. Tapping many trees at once will certainly speed increase you yield but this was just a family project to make the wilderness adventure more fun.

It’s the simple process of boiling off the water and all that’s left is the sweet natural sugar in a the wonderful easy to eat form of syrup. It can be time consuming but with a propane heater and sharing the chore of stirring the pot I’m sure pancakes are taken to the next level.

It's no wonder Canada's flag is a Maple leaf we've got so many Maple trees. Canada produces most of the worlds maple syrup. It's mostly made in Quebec, French Canada, and many farmers complain the industry is too heavily controlled by The Federation of Quebec Maple Syrup Producers and they don't have the freedom to do what they want with it or sell it at a price they like.

It’s so valuable thieves have even plotted and made off with millions of dollars worth of the stuff. At CAD$1,300 per barrel it makes you wonder how oil can be so cheap considering what goes in to producing oil versus maple syrup.

Check the whole story here http://time.com/4760432/maple-syrup-heist-prison-fine/

Well, I hope a couple jars worth of the stuff doesn’t destroy the economy. After all the natives of Canada have been making Maple syrup for hundreds, maybe even thousands, of years before Europeans arrived and centuries later invented corn syrup, a sweet substitute that’s much cheaper. Maybe syrup packs more sweetness and less calories than sugar and is becoming a healthy alternative in many recipes.

Everything is possible off grid.