The result yields a bourbon with the posture of a rich cognac with notes of dark chocolate, nuts, maple sugar, caramel and apricot.

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New Maple Brown Sugar Frosted Mini Wheats cereal, which Kellogg rolled out this year, seems less sinful than the classic Frosted Flakes coated in white sugar.

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Canada's new plastic banknotes feature Norway maple leaves, instead of the Canadian sugar maple leaf, according to botanists.

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Michael Farrell, director of Cornell's Uihlein Sugar Maple Research and Extension Field Station, also sees a big opportunity for northeastern maple producers.

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Luckily, it lands safely in some mulch surrounding a small sugar maple.

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At the sidewalk he stopped, put down his case next to the sugar maple, wiped his jacket sleeve across his forehead, and gazed up the block as if he were the new boy in school, getting ready to cross the school yard, where faces were already turning to stare at him.

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Birch sap overall has a much lower sugar content than maple syrup, however.

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Incidentally, it is also a popular region in which to visit one of Connecticut's sugar houses, producing Connecticut's famous maple syrup.

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