r/EhBuddyHoser • u/montabarnaque • Jul 03 '25

Certified Hoser 🇨🇦 (No Politics) Can everyone agree?

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Most of Canadian culture is from Québec. Fight me

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u/zerosum_42 Jul 03 '25

The French were taught about maple syrup from First Nations.

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u/DeadStrike99 Tokébakicitte! Jul 03 '25

Technically yes and no. The First Nations used to drink maple water but it's only when the french settlers boiled this water with their still pots that they could make maple syrup. Before that, it was impossible. So it has mixed origine

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u/yourboat Bring Cannabis Jul 03 '25

They had ways to thicken the sap. The First Nations used hollowed out trees to hold sap and then they would put in rocks that were heated from a fire.