CBC In Town and Out: Backyard Maple Syrup

ByJennifer Kingsley
In Town and Out

Making your own maple syrup sounds easy when Scott Duego of Fulton’s Pancake House and Sugar Bush describes it, “You boil and boil and boil and boil . . . ” But I know from experience that it isn’t quite that simple.  Fulton’s had their first Backyard Sugar Makers’ Workshop this past weekend, and I went ahead to meet with Shirley Fulton-Duego and Scott Duego for a crash course on DIY maple syrup making.

This story aired on Saturday, February 15, 2013 on CBC’s In Town and Out.

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