sugaring
- noun
- /ˈsjuːɡərɪŋ/
- US
- Lynn Ceci: On Planting Corn in the Manner of the Indians and Carol Mason: Maple Sugaring in the New World.
- Maple sugaring
Examples
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Every spring, families in Vermont look forward to the sugaring season when they collect sap from maple trees.
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Within the extractive sector, dairy farming and maple sugaring are dominant activities, yet small, diversified agricultural enterprises are growing (Census of Agriculture 2012).
Academic text (2018) -
" Maple sugaring is huge, canning is huge, what's old is new.
Blog text (24) -
He brought in maple slabs for sugaring in February and generally fixed things around the farm.
Fiction book (1997) -
The Hands-to-Work maple sugaring crew then implements the recommendations.
Academic text (2005) -
This past year, the sugaring crew put up over 100 gallons of maple syrup that is used in the dining hall, contributed to local organizations for pancake breakfast fundraisers, and is sold on Parents' Weekend.
Academic text (2005) -
I do not explore the processes related to these resources extensively in this article because there are several excellent works already in existence on wild ricing and maple sugaring (e.g., see Thomas Vennum Jr., Wild Rice and the Ojibway People, St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society Press, 1988).
Academic text (2009) -
During sugaring season, visitors can participate in workshops to learn how maple syrup is made.
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The annual festival celebrates the start of sugaring season with demonstrations and tastings of fresh syrup.
Surface Forms
Morphology
sugaring = sugar (semi-transparent) = sugar + ing
Formation from 'sugar' + '-ing' is clear, but the specific seasonal activity of making maple sugar is a cultural/specialized meaning.
Etymology
Sugaring comes from the word sugar, from an old Indian word sharkara meaning 'sand' because sugar was first known as tiny crystals. In places that make maple syrup, sugaring is the seasonal process of collecting tree sap and turning it into sugar or syrup, so the name points to making sugar from the sap.