Quote Originally Posted by Super Sapper View Post
Hickory syrup is made by boiling the bark, straining it out and then adding sugar until you get to syrup.
Never done it, but I believe there are two methods of making hickory syrup. One is by tapping and boiling the sap collected. The second is by boiling hickory bark (making a hickory tea like solution) and adding sugar. The latter is much more common.