Maple Sugar Molds

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Maple sugar is made by boiling the syrup to thirty-two degrees above its boiling point, when the sugar in the syrup crystallizes. The thickened syrup is then stirred until it is opaque, signaling the point of crystallization, and is poured into molds. Before refrigeration, maple suger kept much longer than syrup did.

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Item typeFood Processing Equipment
Dateafter 1850
TopicFood, Cooking, Beverage, Alcohol
Agriculture, Farming
EraNational Expansion and Reform, 1816–1860
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861–1877
Rise of Industrial America, 1878–1899
Progressive Era, World War I, 1900–1928
Great Depression and World War II, 1929–1945
Counterculture, Civil Rights, and Cold War, 1946–1989
MaterialMetal
Process/FormatMetalworking
Dimension details.01 H: .5″ W: 3.37″; .02 H: .75″ W: 3.5″; .03 H: .62″ Dia: 2.87″; .04 H: 1.0″ Dia: 4.0″; .05 H: .87″ Dia: 3.62″; .06 H: .75″ Dia: 2.75″; .07 H: 1.12″ Dia: 3.25″; .08 H: .75″ W: 3.25″; .09 H: .75″ W: 3.25″; .10 H: 1.25″ W: 5.37″; .11 H: 1.0″ W: 5.37
Catalog #1965.02.04.01-.14
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Maple Sugar Molds. after 1850. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/1965-02-04-01-14/. Accessed on December 6, 2024.

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