sugarmakers
Maple syrup craftspeople
Sugarmakers are people who produce sugar, particularly those who make maple sugar and maple syrup by tapping trees and boiling down the sap.
The term evokes small-scale or traditional production rather than industrial refining: The sugarmakers work through March when the sap runs.
A sugarmaker's operation is called a sugarhouse or sugar shack.
Plant circulatory fluid
- tappingRepeated light striking
- bucketsOpen-top carrying vessels
- evaporatorLiquid-to-gas conversion device
- boilingLiquid vaporization temperature
sugarhouse · sugarbush · syrup · maples · reduction · amber · grade · finishing
Sugary edible treats
- molassesSyrup from cane processing
- granulatedFormed into grains
- taffyStretched boiled sugar
- fondantSmooth, moldable cake covering
Industrial purification facility
- millGrain-crushing facility
- processingSystematic operation on data
- productionMaking or generating something
- commodityFungible traded good
export · commercial · plantation · sugarbeet · cane · factory · trade · bulk
Made manually, not machined
- small-batchProduced in limited quantities
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- craftSkilled manual art
- familyRelated people together
heritage · farmstead · local · organic · wood-fired · old-world · generations · homestead
sap
Plant circulatory fluid
- tappingRepeated light striking
- bucketsOpen-top carrying vessels
- evaporatorLiquid-to-gas conversion device
boiling · sugarhouse · sugarbush · syrup · maples · reduction · amber · grade · finishing · hydrometer
candy
Sugary edible treats
- molassesSyrup from cane processing
- granulatedFormed into grains
- taffyStretched boiled sugar
fondant · praline · fudge · caramel · treats · sweets · crystallized
refinery
Industrial purification facility
- millGrain-crushing facility
- processingSystematic operation on data
- productionMaking or generating something
commodity · export · commercial · plantation · sugarbeet · cane · factory · trade · bulk · wholesale
handcrafted
Made manually, not machined
- small-batchProduced in limited quantities
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- craftSkilled manual art
family · heritage · farmstead · local · organic · wood-fired · old-world · generations · homestead · quality
spring
Recoiling metal spiral
flow · gathering · yield · collection · weather · timing · run · temperature · nightfall · warmth
sugarmakerssaltmakers
Those who produce seasoning
saltworkers · cheesemakers · fermenters · brewers · distillers