Food: For 1 litre of maple syrup you need about 40 litres of…

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Did you know? For 1 litre of maple syrup you need about 40 litres of raw tree sap. The sap is boiled down for hours over open fire. An average maple tree produces 35-90 litres of sap per season — enough for at most 2 litres of syrup. That is why real maple syrup is so expensive.

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For 1 litre of maple syrup you need about 40 litres of raw tree sap. The sap is boiled down for hours over open fire. An average maple tree produces 35-90 litres of sap per season — enough for at most 2 litres of syrup. That is why real maple syrup is so expensive.

Voor 1 liter ahornsiroop heb je ongeveer 40 liter ruwe boomsap nodig. Het sap wordt urenlang ingedampt boven open vuur. Een gemiddelde esdoorn produceert 35-90 liter sap per seizoen — genoeg voor maximum 2 liter siroop. Daarom is echte ahornsiroop zo duur.

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