I have been making Maple Mead and Maple Wine from Vermont Grade A Maple Syrup from Northeast Maple Products in Derby Line, Vermont at
Last Saturday I was at a Monthly Meeting of "Talkin Baseball" sponsored by the Regional Chapter of SABR (The Society for American Baseball Research) and a close friend told me he was buying Maple Syrup locally from Leo Shinholt at 1-301-724-1433 in Corrigan, MD. I called him and asked about Grade B Maple Syrup. He offered to sell me 61 lbs of Grade B for $108.75. I think this is a good deal and I plan on buying two 61 gallon pails from him.
Grade B alledgely has more nutrients in it than does Grade A and is supposedly better for brewing than is Grade A. As soon as I sell my house, I am moving back to the Promised Land of North Carolina. When I do, I am going to load up on $18/gal Honey from Dutch Gold Honey in Lancaster, PA and Grade B Maple from Mr. Shinholt, and wait for the Ducharme's to make their annual trip to Carolina for my Grade A Honey.
Dick