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News; game: everybody knows; what your Christmas holiday decor choices say about you; goodbye/fun facts....National Maple Syrup Day...The origins of the production of maple syrup can be traced back many hundreds of years ago to the northeastern region of the United States. it was first gleaned from the abundant maple tree population by indigenous peoples. It is usually from the xylem sap of sugar maple, red maple, or black maple trees. In the colder months...these trees store starch in their trunks and in their roots. In the spring, the starch is then converted to sugar that rises in the sap. The maple trees are then tapped by boring holes into their trunks and the released sap is collected. Up until the 1930s, the United States led in maple syrup production. Now, Canada produces the most maple syrup....but Vermont remains the largest producer of maple syrup in the United States. Serve up a breakfast worthy of real maple syrup.