The Official 2023 Maple Syrup Thread

Old buckets were Tin and had lead solder in 30s
Old syrup was bad and I can still tell difference in buckets and RO

My family put fancy in a glass bowl and spoons around it for quality control

my favorite is old buckets taps and wood boiled into glass jars
Yes I know; difference but…

 

Lead was common into the late 80’s/ early 90’s. The first pan I made, in shop class, I used 50:50 solder. Also brass pumps contributed lead. Galvanized tanks were common. Formaldehyde was used by some to keep tap holes fresh.

A lot of good work has been done over the years to identify and eliminate the sources of contamination.

 

I don’t think we can really go wrong eating what the Native Americans made and ate off this land for millennia, our own detrimental methods of using micro plastics and other contaminants aside.

 

Where did you find that info? I’d like to be able to print off.

 

I just did a 'maple syrup fact' search on the www.