maple sugar
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of maple sugar
An Americanism dating back to 1710–20
Example Sentences
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The sweet and spicy L.A. version combines trumpet mushrooms with sea salt, maple sugar, soy sauce powder, gochugaru, aromatics and black sesame seeds.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2023
There's also TJ's Slightly Coated Dark Chocolate Almonds, which are made from dry-roasted California Almonds, dark chocolate, cocoa powder, nonfat dry milk, sea salt and maple sugar.
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2023
On top of that goes a second glaze of confectioner’s sugar and maple sugar.
From Fox News • Jun. 4, 2020
In the 1860s, when maple sugar was cheaper than cane sugar, production was much larger than it is today.
From Washington Post • Apr. 6, 2018
From the last cone of maple sugar, she made a taste of syrup for them all, and that night, at least, they went to sleep with a comfortable warmth in their stomachs.
From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich
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