Q: Are the Brooms meant to be used?
A: Yes, and we encourage use of the brooms.

Q: What are the Brooms made of?
A: The fiber you sweep with is called broomcorn. It is the tassle of a broomcorn plant. This fiber was used in broommaking since the mid 1700s. All the natural handles are sassafras that we go out into the woods to gather.

Q: Why sassafras for the handles?
A: Sassafras is a very strong lightweight wood and it holds onto its bark.

Q: Will it scratch my wooden floors?
A: Definitely not.

Q: Do you dye the broomcorn?
A: Although we use a red and black broomcorn for the whisks, we buy the broomcorn already dyed.

Q: Will the black and red dye run if wet?
A: Yes.

Q: What Different Grades do you have?
A: We offer Grade A Dark Amber which has a great maple flavor. We also offer Grade B which is a hearty robust taste. Great for cooking too!

Q: What is Maple Cream?
A: The only ingredient in making maple cream is pure maple syrup. It has a thick and creamy consistency which is great to spread on ice cream, strawberries, toast, waffles, pancakes, and french toast.

Q: What is granulated Maple Sugar?
A: We take pure maple syrup and convert that to granulated maple sugar. It is great sprinkled on top of warm muffins, cinnamon toast, ice cream, coffee, oatmeal, cold cereal, grapefruit and strawberries.

Q: How many gallons of sap does it require to produce one gallon of Syrup?
A: Typically it takes 50 gallons of sap to produce one gallon of syrup.

Q: When is Syrup made?
A: In the spring, (late February-Early March) and goes as late as early April. The nights need to freeze and the days are 38 degrees or warmer.