I've gone to someone for sugaring of my legs before, but I guess that's a little different :)

Enjoy your maple syrup and liqueur Witch!

Mmm... sounds delicious! Do you make syrup solely for yourselves? 

Cool. I've always thought of maple syrup as an eastern North American thing (Ontario, Quebec, Vermont, New Hampshire type area) so glad to hear it's possible out on the Left Coast, too. The ex-farmer who owns the house next to us has a sugar bush on a family property outside town and occasionally gifts us with some of his syrup in the spring. And that maple liqueur sounds wonderful.

* glances at glucometer and sighs *

Mendalla

At this point we're only likely able to have enough for our own use, and perhaps a few gifts. I have heard, however, that not being generous with your maple syrup is considered a forgiveable sin.

LOL - definitely! I was just thinking about that awesome market in Ganges and wondering if you were selling some there.

My brother makes maple syrup and supplies us with a few bottles each year.

It is greatly appreciated.

Love the Ganges market.

I haven't been in way too long! I'm going to try and make it over at some point this year.

Interesting witch!  We've always bought our syrup from some Menonite farmers ... so delicious!!   Recalling the photo of the palm trees in your yard - I would have thought the climate on Salt Spring might not be cold enough to get the sap running vigorously. 

A favourite maple syrup memory is skiing at Mont Ste. Anne in Quebec & visiting the 'sugar shack' - syrup would be poured out in long strips on clean snow, then rolled onto a stick for a most amazing toffee like treat! 

I tried that toffee-like treat for the first time just before Christmas. The city put on a "snow day" in the Square beside city hall. They trucked in snow for toboggan runs, had a snow-making machine on the second story of city hall (so that it looked like it was snowing), had arts and crafts for the kids, and several businesses and community groups handed out free food and drinks. One of those groups was the local Francaphone community, who handed out that syrup treat. I had seen pictures of it before, so was excited to try it. I'm glad I tried it, but I'm not sure I would have it  again. It was too sweet for me - I gave it the nickname of "a cavity on a stick."

Yum. So neat that you are making your own maple syrup Witch. I love the Ganges Saturday market too (I don't get there too often though - I live in Vancouver).