Swan's Maple Products.

Recent chance meeting at a conference made me sit down and properly get the links for Swan's Maple Products. http://www.swansmapleproducts.com/aboutus.html

It is a convergence of many things.

"Charlie" is my grandfather and the (half) namesake of my son. The half is because of my wife's grandfather - also a "Charlie".

Recent discussion with colleagues, has run to maple sugaring process. Had almost forgotten the trick of letting the sap freeze overnight, and removing the ice, as a natural pre-processing phase. Have been thinking lately that that freezing may add an artisinal twist to the product/flavour... the flavour I remember as unique in my childhood.  

Along another vein, cannot determine the cause of the strange correlation in "maple" flavor/scent found in Thai iced tea. None of the listed teas and spices seem to account for the maple. But there it is. Might be fenugreek (or related compound)?

Was also recently pointed to newsletters
http://www.themaplenews.com/
http://www.northamericanmaple.org/index.php/en/maple-syrup-digest

And here is some basic stuff
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maple_syrup
http://www.massmaple.org/

Completely puzzled why Google Maps labels Swan's Maple as in Belmont? Map location pin is right but that is Central New Annan.