Quote Originally Posted by AmyS View Post
I would be interested in knowing how you make the maple straws. thanks Amy
I haven't made these myself but remember seeing them in the "New York State/ Cornell Maple program Maple Confections Notebook". They need to be boiled for 5 minutes after cold packing and sealing.

7. MAPLE SYRUP STICKS/STRAWS (p.82)

One product that is used as a snack is the honey stick/straw. As maple syrup sticks can be also prepared, we evaluated how to stabilize the product to make it shelf-stable, because if the maple syrup is filled cold into the sticks or straws it will mold over time.
The maple syrup was filled at room temperature into the plastic sticks and heat sealed. We placed them into boiling water to establish the time needed to pasteurize the sealed sticks. Five minutes in the boiling water bath is sufficient to stabilize the syrup

I think the empty straws can be bought through honey equipment suppliers.
The maple notebook can be downloaded for free here:

http://maple.dnr.cornell.edu/pubs/co...tionforweb.pdf

Hope this helps