maple sugar

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noun

a yellowish-brown sugar produced by boiling down maple syrup.

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Origin of maple sugar

An Americanism dating back to 1710–20

Words nearby maple sugar

Maple Grove, Maple Heights, maple honey, maple leaf, maple-leaved viburnum, maple sugar, maple syrup, Maplewood, mapmaker, map out, Mappah

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How to use maple sugar in a sentence

For the speculaas, he uses maple sugar, which pairs beautifully with the baking spices in the recipe, including cloves and nutmeg.
Spice Up the Holidays with Delicious Speculaas Cookies|Anna Archibald|December 20, 2021|The Daily Beast
John got the algebra, and other precious books beside, but he earned the money himself by selling maple sugar.
Heroes of To-Day|Mary R. Parkman
Wasis was only the baby, who sat on the floor sucking a piece of maple-sugar and crooning a little song to himself.
The Myths of the North American Indians|Lewis Spence
Had they not experienced the joys of the sugar camp while "stirring off" the lively, creeping maple sugar?
Ox-Team Days on the Oregon Trail|Ezra Meeker

The bright anticipations vanished when the meal was seen to consist solely of clabbered milk with black looking maple sugar.
Old Rail Fence Corners|Various
A wider use of maple sugar as a sweet this fall and winter will be a helpful conservation measure.
A Little Candy Book for a Little Girl|Amy L. Waterman

British Dictionary definitions for maple sugar

maple sugar

noun

US and Canadian sugar made from the sap of the sugar maple

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