Perhaps the most iconic symbol of Canada is the maple leaf which comes from the tree that produces...you guessed it Canada's sweet treat, maple syrup! Made by boiling maple sap down, one litre (4 cups) of this sweet syrup demands 40 litres (400 cups) of sap. Enjoyed on pancakes, waffles, oatmeal, ice cream, and so many other foods, maple syrup is truly a Canadian favourite. The Province of Quebec is the largest producer of maple syrup responsible for producing 70% of the world's supply! Fun fact right there!
With a population of just under 12,000, Elmira, Ontario is one of Canada’s smaller towns - and perhaps one of the most famous. Each year Elmira hosts the largest festival in the world honouring the sweet stuff and it takes more than 2000 volunteers to make it happen! As you approach Elmira (from any direction) the roads are lined with Mennonites selling homemade maple syrup, maple candies, and maple sugar. The main street is shut down completely; everyone parks on the outskirts of town and enjoys a hayride in. If all you know is table syrup, you’re in for a real treat!
Of course, with all this talk of maple syrup we just had to buy one from our local farm, Reesor's Farm Market in Stouffville, Ontario to give away to one lucky reader!
We're also couldn't help one of these sugar maple candies from jumping in to the shopping cart too! Sharing the sweet Canadian love!
Maple syrup, maple candy, loonie and toonie oh my! For an opportunity to win this hour's prizes be sure to leave a comment below by July 7th and we will randomly select one lucky winner this hour to win them! After leaving your comment here we hope you'll take a moment to visit us on Facebook and Instagram (@sctmagazine) and leave a comment there as well for THREE chances to win! We'll be compiling all the comments each hour!
Let's talk Canada's blooms and music next hour!
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Fun Fact: Canada consumes the most doughnuts and has the most doughnut shops per capita of any country in the world.
What a sweet prize!
Posted by: missgailly | July 01, 2017 at 04:25 PM
Maple syrup would go well in home made baked beans and bacon! yum.
Posted by: Jo-ann | July 01, 2017 at 04:31 PM
Maple syrup is so Canadian. My children and now my grandchild loved to visit the maple sugar bush and watch it being collected and eat pancakes with the syrup.
Posted by: Patricia Steer | July 01, 2017 at 04:32 PM
I love all things Maple!! I love cookies, donuts, syrup, candy and everything Maple you can think of!!
Posted by: Amy Morris | July 01, 2017 at 04:37 PM
Producing maple syrup is HARD WORK but ohhhhh so worth it. And maple syrup produced in different areas has a bit of a different flavour...my preference being syrup produced in the Eastern Townships of Quebec....ummmm...simply the best!
Posted by: Diane W | July 01, 2017 at 04:37 PM
Ooh, and those maple syrup hard candies -- the ones they sell for 30 cents apiece at the register of all the gift shops. The ones that are more addictive than crack. Those are soooo good. Thanks for the opportunity to win.
Posted by: Karen Lingel | July 01, 2017 at 04:42 PM
Oh yes, our Maple syrup is the BEST and it is great just how many different things we can pour it on; pancakes, ice cream. ham, snow....
LOL Canada offers us so much and we should be proud of everything. Happy Canada Day.
Posted by: BevB | July 01, 2017 at 04:42 PM
Mmmmm... love maple syrup! Thanks for the chance to win some!
Posted by: Margaret | July 01, 2017 at 04:48 PM
Love using maple syrup!
Posted by: Sue LD | July 01, 2017 at 04:48 PM
Thanks for the chance to win. Happy Canada Day from Saskatchewan 🇨🇦!
Posted by: Jacqueline | July 01, 2017 at 04:52 PM
what's not to love about Maple syrup!?
Posted by: debra | July 01, 2017 at 05:02 PM
Loving all the info
on Canada! This prize
pack would be delish!
Carla from Utah
Posted by: Carla Hundley | July 01, 2017 at 05:03 PM
Maple syrup, maple leaf, Happy birthday, Canadian Geese!
Posted by: bette | July 01, 2017 at 05:04 PM
Mmm...breakfast is my favourite meal of the day and it's no wonder when we have the world's best maple syrup to go with it! What a wonderful prize you're giving away this hour. Love it!
Posted by: Teresa Medeiros | July 01, 2017 at 05:05 PM
Love maple candy! Still remember it from a trip to Canada as a child with my family.
Posted by: Kim Innis | July 01, 2017 at 05:28 PM
Love the maple syrup on pancakes but the best is a slice of white bread (homemaid, if possible), a little bit of 35% cream over it and pure maple butter on top... OMG!
Posted by: Martine M. | July 01, 2017 at 05:43 PM
Love maple syrup!! Thanks for a great day!!
Posted by: Linda Smith | July 01, 2017 at 06:03 PM
How AWESOME!!! Thank you for the opportunity!
Posted by: Roxanne | July 01, 2017 at 06:21 PM
Sweet maple-ly goodness!
Posted by: Ana | July 01, 2017 at 06:31 PM
Mmmmm! Doughnuts and maple syrup! Yummy!
Posted by: Michele Washburn | July 01, 2017 at 06:41 PM
Love the maple sugar candies.
Posted by: Jean marmo | July 01, 2017 at 06:50 PM
Maple syrup boiling down, steam rising--yummy!
Posted by: Jody Ward | July 01, 2017 at 06:53 PM
OOOOOOOOOOO really maple syrup!! And anytime some one mentions maple candy, I remember the friends episode when Chandler and Ross drive up to Vermont and stop at every maple candy place along the way and Ross is uber hyper by the time they get there. LOL
Posted by: Pam Sohan | July 01, 2017 at 06:57 PM
maple cream my fav in the spring, and we have sugar camps only 20 minutes away!!
Posted by: gisele | July 01, 2017 at 07:02 PM
Yum!! Nothing comes close to the real maple goodness! Tastes like Canada.
Posted by: Betty-Kay Murray | July 01, 2017 at 07:03 PM