grade c

[Darkhollow Sugar Bush]

how do you determine what grade c is? I have some sap that sat for to long and was wandering if it was worth boiling down? should i boil or is it just a waste of time? the sap kind of smells like fermented apples

thanks

[spencer11]

It has an off taste and/or is darker than grade B. you could sell it bulk, but you need to have enough to sell(typically a 5 gallon minimum)

[pdr]

Anybody know how bulk grade C is processed and where it ends up in the food chain?

[maple flats]

Aunt Jammima with "real maple?"

[red maples]

Some of it can be processed into maple sugar it can loose the buddy flavor as long its not too strong. the slightly off flavored syrup can be blended too, There are some companies (like maple Grove) that mix 50/50 maple syrup and sugar syrup I assume they would use good quality syrup but I guess you could hide some there too. I have only seen that for sale in Cracker barrel gift shops, and thats what they use in the restaurant too. the rest becomes a food additive where it has "2% real maple syrup" so the flavor is masked anyway.

And in NH there is no bottom to grade B it can be dark as it goes as ong as there are no off flavors. As it will be with the new grading system if it ever gets through the feds that is!!!

[wiam]

I believe the Feds have given their blessing. It is up to the states.

[Homestead Maple]

Aunt Jammima with "real maple?"
It's to good for auntie's blend!! :) :) :)

[brookledge]

It can also be used in granolas and I have heard that it can be used in grains for horses instead of molassis
Keith

[Scribner's Mountain Maple]

I know where some of it ends up. (keep in mind in VT my C is still good tasting, not buddy or off flavored)

Bakeries and coffee shops. i know most every fancy latte you get in VT has some C grade in it (except from starbucks - corn syrup). And so does every maple glazed sticky bun, among many other tasty treats. Strangely this hasn't caught on in the rest of NE or US from what I observed. I called 10-20 bakeries/coffee shops in MA/CT trying to sell C grade and they had never heard of using it in coffee before and thought it too expensive an ingredient for cooking.