Maple Syrup King of Foods

Recent research has shown this fruit to have a lot of good stuff in it like antioxidants, the right type of glucose to help stabilize sugar levels in people suffering from Type II diabetes. Tests are currently being done to see what are some of the health benefits of Maple syrup.  However, for now go easy on the sweet because it has calories and it's still sugar. Moderation is the key.

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Sugaring-off Festival an Annual Celebration in St. Pierre Joly

 - Saturday and Sunday April 16 and 17

One of the little known secrets of Manitoba is that maple syrup has been produced in and around St-Pierre-Jolys since the 19th century. Our annual Sugaring Off Festival in April (Cabane à Sucre) on the St-Pierre Museum grounds gives residents and visitors a chance to celebrate this part of the town's heritage by sampling some of this sweet stuff, plus the cuisine and music of our French Canadian heritage.

Maple sap in this area has been collected and converted to syrup since the 19th century; however, it was in 1987 that local residents discovered that the maple trees on the grounds of their museum park yielded sap superior in quality and quantity. Tapping the trees became an annual community occasion, which evolved into a celebration. In 1998, the Sugar Shack or Cabane à Sucre was erected.

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Check out the History of Maple Syrup

 Maple Syrup is something we all love. It is sweet, fresh and wholesome because it comes from a tree with no additive.  First discovered by the Aboriginal peoples of North America, today it is big business. While there are some improvement in the processing of Maple sap, it has basically remained the same. It takes the sap from a maple tree to make maple syrup.  Check out the old and the new with great background music.

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