Maple Sugar Block Organic
Maple Sugar Block Organic
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This maple syrup “block” is 100% pure maple. This is the ORIGINAL – the way some Native Americans would boil down maple syrup in a carved-out log or other container. To use this 6.8-ounce maple wonder, just scrape the maple syrup block with a peeler, knife, whatever style suits you, as you might parmesan cheese. Or cut out a chunk and break apart, using the maple to drop in tea or add to any mix requiring one of the few sugars native to North America.
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Allergen Disclaimer: Please note that our products are made in a facility that processes peanuts, tree nuts, dairy, soy, and wheat. While we take precautions to prevent cross-contamination, we cannot guarantee that our products are allergen-free.
Historical Insights
Historical Insights
From Susan’s Book Sweet as Sin On the Smithsonian’s “Best Book about Food.”
Depending on the nation, Native Americans harvested
maple syrup each year, tapping the trees, preparing the sap, and using it as a food, sweetener, medicine and spiritual symbol. The Lenape, for example, froze
the maple in the snow, let the water in the sap separate from the sap itself, scrape away the icy portion, then refreeze the maple until it formed a maple sugar
block. This is what Col. John Smith stated in his autobiography while living with the Lenape in what is now Delaware.
“Shortly after we came to this place the squaws began to make sugar. We had no large kettles with
us this year, and they made the frost, in some measure, supply the place of fire, in making sugar. Their large bark vessels, for holding the stock-water,
they made broad and shallow; and as the weather is very cold here, it frequently freezes at night in sugar time; and the ice they break and cast out
of the vessels. I asked them if they were not throwing away the sugar? They said no; it was water they were casting away, sugar did not freeze, and there
was scarcely any in that ice. They said I might try the experiment, and boil some of it, and see what I would get. I never did try it; but I observed that after several times freezing, the water that remained in the vessel, changed its colour and became brown and very sweet.”
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The Sweet Journey Through Time Starts Here!
True Treats is the only historically accurate candy store in the world, bringing the past to life through researched sweets, teas, syrups, and more. Every product is rooted in history, telling the story of how people from all walks of life enjoyed treats through time. Leading this effort is Susan, a nationally recognized candy historian, researcher, and author who appears regularly on TV, radio, and in major publications. With over 40 years of experience, she has written ten books and founded True Treats to share the fascinating history of candy in a fun and delicious way. Susan’s work uncovers the surprising origins of America’s favorite sweets, from ancient uses of sugar to the candies of the 1900s. Through True Treats, Susan makes history an interactive experience, allowing customers to taste the past while learning the stories behind every bite.
