Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Someone pouring maple syrup on pancakes - Gmvozd/Getty Images Maple syrup is a more recent phenomenon than some people may think.

How to shop for, store, and cook with this uniquely North American staple.

Maple Month begins in New York State, the second largest maple producer in the nation, with events and maple tapping activities.

Sugar maple and red maple are the most common trees to tap, but syrup can also be made from silver maple, black maple and boxelder.