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March 17, 2014
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Winton Pitcoff, 413-628-3912,
info@massmaple.org

Attention: Community calendars, Food writers, Travel writers

March 22-23 is Maple Weekend in Massachusetts
Sugarhouses and restaurants around the state celebrating the sugaring season

See www.massmaple.org for details
 
March is maple month in Massachusetts, with more than 300 farmers around the state tapping trees and boiling sap to produce pure maple syrup. To celebrate the state’s earliest and sweetest crop, the Massachusetts Maple Producers Association has organized Maple Weekend, with more than 40 sugarhouses and 30 restaurants highlighting this wonderful food.
 
Sugarhouses around the state will be open to the public for tours, demonstrations and tastings, and opportunities to learn all about how maple syrup is produced and how it can be used. Visitors will also be able to buy fresh maple products direct from the farms.
 
At the same time, many restaurants in Massachusetts will be featuring menu times made with 100% pure Massachusetts maple syrup. Everything from cocktails to deserts to marinades to salad dressings will highlight the versatility of maple syrup as an ingredient.
 
Lists of participating sugarhouses and restaurants are available at www.massmaple.org.
 
In an average year, Massachusetts maple producers produce about 50,000 gallons of maple syrup worth almost $3 million. The 2013 season was excellent, and Massachusetts maple producers made about 63,000 gallons of 100% pure maple syrup.
 
The Massachusetts Maple Producers Association is a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and promotion of maple sugaring in Massachusetts.



 
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