Our field trip this month was to Mountsberg Conservation to check out their Maple Towne Event. We started off walking thru the woods to see how the sap was collected from the trees. Did you know that of the 7 species found in Eastern North America, only 2 are used to collect sap to convert to syrup - the Sugar Maple and the Black Maple. The little ones were excited to see the sap collecting into the buckets and wasted no time sampling the "sweet water" that had accumulated. It was enough to quench their thirst but not their appetites!
We then headed over to the pancake house where there was a never ending line up of hungry customers all wanting to try the famous hot cakes. The wait was worth it! The kids quickly went to work devouring the stack and not a morsel was left. We couldn't leave without visiting the Candy Shack as advised by momstown Guelph who had visited earlier this month. I enjoyed sampling some of their fine Hard Maple Candy and couldn't resist going back for seconds to satisfy my sweet tooth. The secret to making good maple candy is that the syrup needs to be boiled at a temperature of at least 122-125 degrees Celsius.
Overall the trip was a hugh success with our momstown Milton mamas and tots! Visit our other momstown chapters blog spots to see other reviews about this event.
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