Our relationship with maples has become a cultural artifact: growing and tapping maple trees remains a living tradition even today, when most of our other relationships with the natural world have withered away.
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RECIPE: Maple Cream Soda
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/4 cup + 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 12‒24 ounces sparkling water
Instructions
- Mix maple syrup, flat water and vanilla extract in a saucepan. Bring to a boil. Reduce to simmer and cook for a minute.
- Remove from heat and let rest for an hour and a half, until cooled.
- Add 3 tablespoons of syrup to 7 ounces of sparkling water. Serve over ice if desired.
Notes
Pro tip: you can reserve leftover syrup as a simple syrup or use it on pancakes.
