Provides guide for every step of home production with a glimpse into legends, history and the inner workings of the maple tree and its sweet sap.

Set in Creek's Crossing, Pennsylvania, in the years leading up to the Civil War, the novel follows Dorothea Granger's passage from innocence to wisdom against the harrowing backdrop of the American struggle over slavery. She discovers that a quilt she has stitched for her uncle Jacob with five unusual patterns of his own design contains hidden clues to guide runaway slaves along the Underground Railroad. The heroic journey she undertakes leads to...

A cold snap late in winter allows a pioneer girl and her family to enjoy the rich sugar candy made from maple tree sap.

Text and photographs show how a family taps the sap from maple trees and processes it into maple syrup.

"Sweet Maple is an instructional book on backyard sugarmaking that's also the story of one family's connection to the past on a small New England sugar farm. Throughout its pages, Michelle (the "sugarmaker's wife") gives advice on: the 22 different kinds of trees that can be tapped. the process of making syrup, to help you decide what level is right for you. how to make alternative treats, such lilac syrup. the health benefits of maple products, which...

"Bring the flavor of maple syrup beyond breakfast! Maple syrup is one of nature's sweetest treats. It reminds us of sitting at the table, savoring bite after bite of Mom's fresh flapjacks. Maple Syrup features 40 tried-and-true recipes to please friends, neighbors, and the entire family. Create new memories that extend into every meal with this delicious favorite ingredient. Inside you'll find: 40 recipes- tested and tasted by the author, a professional...

Six stories of prairie life, adapted from the works of Laura Ingalls Wilder, for primary students, ages 6-8.