Maple syrup

The collected juice was concentrated by evaporating the water using one of the two methods.

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One method was to put very hot stones in the fire in a juice pot. The second one was based on the use of low temperatures. When a layer of ice appeared on the surface of the juice at night, it was removed. This was done over and over again, every morning, until the water was gone.