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Monday, May 21, 2012

The Salt

Move Over, Maple Syrup, Birch Syrup May Challenge Your Sweet Rule

Chef Martin Ritins and his dog, Pablo, tap the sap

May 21, 2012 Boiling maple sap down to maple syrup isn't going away anytime soon, but it's getting some new competition from the humble birch. The tapping of the birch trees is a spring tradition in Latvia, but it's starting to catch on elsewhere.

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