MAPLE SIRUP PRODUCERS MANUAL 



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Many companies and some individuals are 

 using gift packages for a selected clientele. 

 These gift packages consist of a variety of 

 maple products attractively packaged. Orders 

 are usually received and made up for special 

 occasions, particularly for the Christmas sea- 

 son. 



Ili{>;h-Klav<n<'<l ami Hish-Densitv Sirup 



To meet ever-increasing demands for high- 

 flavored sirup (described on p. 106) for use in 

 making some maple-blended table sirups, a con- 

 siderable portion of bulk sirup will require high 

 flavoring. Most of this will be done by the open 

 steam-kettle process or by the new continuous 

 process. 



High-density sirup will also need to be made 

 to meet consumer demands. The process is 

 described on page 105. 



Man iiliK'l lire «(' (',<»iirec>tions 



All well-managed central evaporator plants 

 should have a candy kitchen for manufacturing 

 confections (fig-s. 134-136). The cost of convert- 

 ing standard-density sirup to confections is 

 small compared to the selling price of the con- 

 fections; confection manufacture is the most 

 profitable enterprise of the central plant. The 

 principal confections made are maple cream, 



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Figure 13i. — A well-equipped candy kitchen with dehu- 

 midifier and air-conditioner is an essential part of a 

 central evaporator plant. The candy kitchen furnishes 

 employment a major part of the year. 



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Figure 135.— A central evaporator plant must have a 

 salesroom for displaying- and selling the products 

 manufactured. 



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Figure 136.— A large, easily read sign advertising the 

 central evaporator plant is essential for directing the 

 public to the plant for the purchase of maple products. 



maple candies (soft sugar), block sugar, and 

 stirred sugar. 



The candy kitchen of the central plant will be 

 in operation from 9 to 12 months of the year. 

 The manufacture of confections may use more 

 than half the plant's sirup production and will 

 provide the largest source of income per gallon 

 of sirup. A small central evaporator plant may 

 produce more than 4 tons of confections a year. 



