Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Maple Sugar


Both the U.S. and Canada have strong ties to maple syrup: Vermont’s state quarter and two Canadian coins depict sugar maples or parts of them. And as most of you know, the maple leaf is the national symbol of Canada, appearing on currency, flags, and government logos (and the Toronto Maple Leafs hockey team).

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3 comments:

Pat Tillett said...

And without that maple syrup, we wouldn't have maple flavored bacon! Oh yeah!

Cal's Canadian Cave of Coolness said...

Everything is connected.

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