As far as Holly Hardwick is concerned, there is nothing that can’t be improved with the addition of maple syrup.
From popcorn to pork roast, walnuts to whoopie pies, it’s all fair game if it’s edible.
“People tend to think maple syrup is just for pancakes,” Hardwick said recently as she packed up some of her creations to mail out to customers. “I try to find unique ways to get people away from that.”
Hardwick operates Northwoods Nectar with her husband Steve Hardwick out of their Eagle Lake homestead. The couple tap about 3,000 maple trees every spring, gathering enough sap to produce 750-gallons of syrup — pretty much in their spare time.
Steve Hardwick works full time as a lineman for Fairpoint Communications, while Holly Hardwick is employed at Bouchard’s Country Store in Fort Kent.
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