maple sugar
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of maple sugar
An Americanism dating back to 1710–20
Example Sentences
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We had Maple sugar and sorghum molasses in bounty.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 6 by Work Projects Administration
Maple sugar is made by the evaporation of the sap obtained from a species of the maple tree.
From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by McPherson, William
Maple sugar is not made here, because the tree does not grow in sufficient abundance.
From Travels in the Interior of North America, Part I, (Being Chapters I-XV of the London Edition, 1843) Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, Volume XXII by Maximilian, Alexander Philipp
Maple sugar produced 1881, 4,169,706 pounds; honey, 1,197,628 pounds; flax and hemp, 1,073,197 pounds.
From Alden's Handy Atlas of the World by Alden, John B.
"It was spring, and they were invited to a sugaring off party, and they saw the men tap the trees to make—" "Maple sugar," cried Beth, who knew that, if she knew anything.
From What Two Children Did by Chittenden, Charlotte E.
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