Caption
Here during an excursion to the bush with her class, a teacher explains that sap contains 2% sugar and that it takes between 35 and 40 gallons of sap to make one gallon of Maple Syrup. The sap taken does not harm the tree, because less than one tenth of the supply is gathered, and can easily be spared. The sap does not run steadily, but in spurts which last from three to four days to as many weeks depending upon the season. The Eastern Townships of Quebec produce the bulk of Canada's Maple products, with Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Ontario contributing to the more than two million gallons of syrup marketed annually.
Release Date
March 22, 1960
Materials
Typescript with illustrations
Collection
CMCP fonds
Credit Line
Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography fonds, National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives
Caption
These children are repeating a ritual that was popular long before the white man landed on the banks of the St. Lawrence. The Indians taught the first settlers how to make maple sugar and syrup. Each spring gay "sugar bush parties" are held in Eastern Canada.
Date
April 1, 1956
Accession Number
LAC-NFB76096
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011176206
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Caption
The sugar bush party invites the cooperation of visitors, and the younger generation assists in gathering the sap in sanitary polythene or stainless steel buckets. A good tree will produce up to 40 gallons of sap during the short sugar season.
Date
January 1, 1955
Accession Number
LAC-NFB75806
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011176186
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Photostory #254R: Annual Ritual in the Woods
Photographers
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Maker
National Film Board of Canada
Release Date
March 22, 1960
Collection
CMCP fonds
Credit Line
Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography fonds, National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives
Main Text
Here during an excursion to the bush with her class, a teacher explains that sap contains 2% sugar and that it takes between 35 and 40 gallons of sap to make one gallon of Maple Syrup. The sap taken does not harm the tree, because less than one tenth of the supply is gathered, and can easily be spared. The sap does not run steadily, but in spurts which last from three to four days to as many weeks depending upon the season. The Eastern Townships of Quebec produce the bulk of Canada's Maple products, with Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Ontario contributing to the more than two million gallons of syrup marketed annually.
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